Today, it's been 3 weeks of being sick with gastritis and constantly feeling pain and weak. I've been pushing myself to work, and despite doing 150+ files, my boss said it’s not good enough for the company and hinted I might be let go. I got my job during the pandemic and might be losing it after 3 months. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, after three weeks of suffering from COVID, I returned to work. I met with my boss, and was written up for absenteeism. Oh, and we're closing early because there are ongoing riots. Oh, and we lost the contract and I'm unemployed in three weeks. FML
Today, after three weeks of my boss telling me how much he appreciates my hard work and has submitted my name up for a promotion, he called me into his office to announce I'm being laid off. FML
Today, I got demoted at work and had a pay cut taken, all because I got sick from cancer and haven't recovered well enough to do every task. We are not short staffed. FML
Today, I found out that I have three weeks to get better at my shitty job before we start discussing my "future" with the company. FML
Today, my boss told me I was fired 3 weeks ago because there's no money to pay me, meaning that I worked the last three weeks for free. FML
Today, I got fired because I was “constantly sick”. Constantly in this case meaning: the one time the entire office had Covid, including myself, plus 4 single days in a whole year. FML
Today, my boss called me to say that I've been slow at work this week and that I will be replaced if I don't pick up the pace. That would be understandable, if I didn't have a broken ankle and pneumonia. FML
Today, after years of being unable to work because of chronic illness, I finished my second week of a new job. I'm so utterly and completely wiped out, I don't know if I can continue. FML
Today, after moving provinces and working my ass off to find a job, and finally finding one, I got the flu and had to call in sick two days on my first week. They fired me today. FML
Today, the day before I was supposed to go back to work after I got sick, ended up in the hospital, and primary doctor put me on medical leave, I got fired. FML
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RichardPencil 32
Just puke on the files and walk out. The 2020 reprise of "Take This Job and Shove It."
mickymoose1 15
Employers are still required to uphold certain laws regarding termination and I'm pretty sure letting someone go due to medical reasons is frowned upon in the eyes of the law. Try finding a lawyer who does a free consultation so you can better prepare for wrongful termination. And remember, if you're not performing because of your medical reasons, your employer needs to know about it so they can accommodate (ideally through a doctor's note for official reasons and make sure you take photo or have evidence of providing this knowledge to your employer).
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RichardPencil 32
Just puke on the files and walk out. The 2020 reprise of "Take This Job and Shove It."
mickymoose1 15
Employers are still required to uphold certain laws regarding termination and I'm pretty sure letting someone go due to medical reasons is frowned upon in the eyes of the law. Try finding a lawyer who does a free consultation so you can better prepare for wrongful termination. And remember, if you're not performing because of your medical reasons, your employer needs to know about it so they can accommodate (ideally through a doctor's note for official reasons and make sure you take photo or have evidence of providing this knowledge to your employer).
bl3ur0z3 17
If you're in the US laws are not generally on your side, especially in a right to work state. But check to see if you would be covered under FMLA laws.