Agreed on adding the "hostile work environment" keyword. This is an HR nightmare "trigger-word" and implies that you are aware of your rights and they are subject to a lawsuit if they don't fix it. whatever they do in HR, GET IT IN WRITING!

I live in Texas and here the only things that an employer would be LEGALLY able to divulge is the date of hire/date left company, pay (with your permission ONLY) and "eligible for rehire". Unfortunately there is nothing you can do about the "eligible for rehire" portion except go to HR and ensure that they are protecting your rights as an employee. You are not hurting anyone by going to HR, as you are leaving the organization anyway and it is probably best that their HR group are aware that their management is doing this. If they were to give you a "bad recommendation", they would be breaking the law and would be subject to civil suit for defamation. The problem here is trying to prove it. It is not likely that a prospective employer would tell you that you received a bad recommendation and even if they did, you would likely need this information in writing. I would have to recommend either going to your HR department, stay longer or put in your two weeks' notice and leave. On subsequent applications, state on your "reason for leaving" the information that when you gave notice you were threatened with penalties if you would not extend your employment. Good luck!

If you purchased your computer from Dell retail sales (if you bought a Studio, you did), I would recommend contacting your credit card company and reporting that the item has not shipped and you would like to dispute the charge. Once you have done that, go to the small/medium business/government area and purchase through there. Dell's retail sales group does not have the ability to ship to APO/FPO addresses - only the large business/government sections have that ability. This is an ongoing issue and has been so for many years. I used to work at Dell supervising the last group of tech support representatives in the retail division at the corporate offices and encountered this issue on a regular basis. One last possible chance - contact either the government support group by phone/email/chat and give them your order number and request they ship to an APO/FPO address. I doubt this will help, though. Again, your best bet is to cancel your order with Dell (or your bank) and reorder through the proper division there. Since Dell has outsourced their entire retail support division, only their government/large business support is still domestic and they will be the only group likely able to help you. Best of luck to you and thank you for your service! Although I am not supportive of our troops being put where they currently are, I am very proud that you are serving and hope you stay safe.