Today, I was informed that I was let go from my job for not showing up for a week. A week I'd scheduled off, that management had approved. FML
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Today, after taking a much-needed mental health week off from work, I discovered I wasn’t on the schedule this week. Turns out, I was fired. Apparently, my absence made things “inconvenient” for my department, since they had to do double work due to my “selfish” PTO usage. FML
Today, I was told not to show up for work, after I showed up for work. FML
Today, I was let go from my job for not being able to come into work early. FML
Today, I submitted a vacation request to my manager and it was approved. I came back from lunch and was informed that I have been let go. FML
Today, after I let my job know I needed time off for a friend's funeral a week ahead of time and they declined to approve it, telling me to call in sick, the day of the funeral arrived and I called in sick, only to come back to a write-up and threats of being fired for not getting it approved in advance. FML
Today, I was checking my schedule online and noticed that I wasn't scheduled for any shifts next week. Not thinking it was a big deal, I called HR to get it corrected, only to find out I was laid off and they "forgot" to tell me. FML
Today, while on vacation, I got fired for not working a shift I wasn't scheduled for. Even after texting my boss a copy of my vacation approval letter, she still fired me. FML
Today, my boss called me and asked why I haven't been showing up to work. I didn't show up because he fired me last week over the phone. Then he fired me again for not showing up to work. FML
Today, I finally told my boss that I need a week off to recharge; I presented dates, reasons, and felt brave. He nodded approvingly, then checked my calendar and asked, “Perfect, can you train the new hires that week?” I stared at my triumphant note then mourned my stolen week. Ugh. FML
Today, my employer fired me, less than a week before I could become permanent full-time staff. FML
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Nabexis 9
Do you have it in writing? If not, there's not much you can do. If you do, go to HR and possibly a lawyer.
alternative-facts 6
What Nabexis said. If you have a paper trail, and can prove that they authorized the time off ahead of time, they can't fire you. It's illegal.
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Comments (20)
Lalala579121 28
Maybe things went better when you weren't there.
PeachesNev 1
Hey, OP here. I had to make an account to make this comment. We got everything all worked out, what caused it was a mix of circumstances. I came in the first day I was supposed to have off, which had them think my plans were entirely cancelled, not pushed back a day. I had bought a new phone and never activated it, so they tried to call me to ask where I was, but my phone didn't ring, due to my last one being broken and the current having been inactive. Thankfully everything got sorted and they said I should be back to my normal schedule in a week. Thank you all for your concern though.
sasquatchius 3
Glad to hear it worked out well in the end. Easy misunderstanding to make given the context.
darkshadus 10
Got to love those Union busting "right to work" laws. More like "right to fire you for no reason" laws. That is why Unions are important they protect workers rights
BrotherPhil 35
"Right to work" laws in the same sense as "RICO" laws - intended to eliminate the thing they are named for.
Meowtits1312 2
Depending where you live this might be illegal
SKYstlimit 11
take them to court if you have proof