Fired for taking 3 days off ?!?! What the actual fuck!??!
this post was submitted on 31 Aug 2023
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Oh cool. I’ve been out sick all week and have been having panic attacks that my teammates hate me for it and I’m creating a burden for them by not forcing myself back to work. Love to hear management in my field validate that as a reason to be fired.
On July 25, 2022 the lawsuit alleges, Lee asked her supervisor for three days off using her floating holidays to attend to her health. Her supervisor allegedly rejected the request saying it “would be a burden to the rest of the team” and that “there is a lot of work to be done.”
What the fuck? It's 3 days; fix your staffing!
"Sorry, I'm too incompetent to account for any minor disruption, no matter how common, unavoidable, or legally mandated it may be. Please suffer quietly."
It's insane, isn't it? Why do so many companies act like employees are their indentured servants and not professionals who provide their services to them in exchange for money?
If anything, the boss should have said "Are you sure just 3 days are enough? How about you take the whole week off instead and come back fully refreshed?". I do hope the court throws the book at them - time off should be a goddamned sacred right if every employee.
The only thing a supervisor should be saying to "I need to take time off to address personal health concerns," is "Take as much time as you need, your health is most important."
The only thing a supervisor should be saying to "I fainted, and my doctor has put me on medical leave," is "Take as much time as you need, your health is most important."
My first ever direct report asked me if he could leave a couple hours early because his kid went to the hospital.
I told him I expected that if this happened again he just call me on the way to the hospital.
Or uh not call you… imagine letting him focus on driving and getting to his kid rather than talking on the phone with you. If you want to be a good manager then you should make it clear that communicating retrospectively is perfectly fine.
Question is, given the way spaz acts.. Is anyone legitimately surprised? I feel like Ellen Pao would have been good to work with though
given the way spaz acts
u/spez... but your spellchecker isn't that far off.
And here I thought it was intentional