mentoring program
Can my employer make me become a mentor to troubled children while I am at work? I am a Firefighter and the city is making all stations take on a troubled youth to mentor. I am afraid of false allegations.
Re: mentoring program
If you are covered under a union contract, you can contact your union steward and ask for assistance. If the employer's request does not violate an employment contract, you pretty much need to do what is requested of you as long as it is not illegal or discriminatory.
That being said, it is not a good move for job security to get into a hassle with your employer. You might consider bringing up your concerns with your supervisor and ask that they do the mentoring under some kind of supervision.
Think it through. People look up to firefighters and you may have an opportunity to turn around a kid's life.
