Work, Capitalism and Funerals: Late stage capitalism

Late stage capitalism

By Cron - 28/08/2022 00:00

Today, my time-off request was denied because I'd said on my application that I have “open availability.” This is normally true, except my mother passed away and I need to travel to go to her funeral. I attempted to appeal, but ended up fired for “misleading” the company by “lying on a job application.” FML

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By CakeEater - 13/05/2022 04:00

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

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Rage against the machine

By argument invalid? - 27/02/2019 16:00

Today, I got written up and may be placed under suspension due to my recent 5 consecutive day unscheduled absence. When I told them I was on a Bereavement Leave, they still will not accept my excuse because its still considered as "unscheduled". FML

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By lostwife - 22/11/2011 16:20 - United States

Today, I lost my job for taking an unauthorized vacation. I just got married and requested time off for the wedding and honeymoon months ago; it was approved then. They forgot, and then got angry because I didn't remind them. I did remind them, the day before I left. FML

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By ExtendedVacation - 23/02/2009 22:00 - United States

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

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Good grief

By Lottie - 04/07/2022 04:00

Today, my boss called me a liar and untrustworthy. Why? Yesterday I went home to grieve, after finding out my father figure is in hospice, but because he's just in hospice and not actually dead yet, that somehow means I lied about his death to get a day off work. What? FML

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Losing

By unemployed and bereaved - 25/11/2013 05:03 - United Kingdom

Today, my boss claimed that I've been lying to get days off because apparently nobody can be so unlucky as to have three family members die within a month. I'm just that unlucky, and suspended. FML

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Management for dummies

By hayley8 - 04/06/2022 10:00

Today, it’s the middle of my vacation and I just got a notification saying my time off request was denied. A month earlier, I got the notice saying it was approved. I’m literally 4 states over. I’m not going to have a job when I get back. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/05/2017 02:00

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

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Stop doing this

By Anonymous - 06/07/2021 22:01

Today, my sister called me at work and told me our elderly mom had passed away. I dropped everything and rushed home, to find out she was fine, and that my sister was just pranking me. When I explained this to my boss, he accused me of lying to get out of work, and I was fired. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/10/2012 20:13 - United States

Today, I was fired for actively seeking employment with another company. Because of having just been fired, the other company will no longer give me the time of day. FML

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MidnaLink 33

Sunday 28 August 2022 2:27

There's a clear difference between "being available to come in every damn day" and "I need a little time off to MOURN MY MOTHERS DEATH".

Crowned Sataness 12

Sunday 28 August 2022 2:16

sorry for your loss. I'd fight them tooth and nail and apply for unemployment. time off requests are still valid with open availability and they cannot deny emergency leave

Comments

poopface82 19

Sunday 28 August 2022 2:06

Sorry for both your loss as a son and their loss of anything resembling sanity.

Crowned Sataness 12

Sunday 28 August 2022 2:16

sorry for your loss. I'd fight them tooth and nail and apply for unemployment. time off requests are still valid with open availability and they cannot deny emergency leave

MidnaLink 33

Sunday 28 August 2022 2:27

There's a clear difference between "being available to come in every damn day" and "I need a little time off to MOURN MY MOTHERS DEATH".

SirEnigM0nk 22

Sunday 28 August 2022 4:06

My condolences for your loss. That's one of the most asinine corporate shenanigans I've read about. Most companies provide some sort of bereavement leave policy. I'd advise to talk with an employment attorney about possible wrongful termination.

Blobby McGee 5

Sunday 28 August 2022 4:28

You are better off not working for people like that.

RichardPencil 30

Sunday 28 August 2022 7:56

I always have trouble with that question on the job application: My mom is: mortal ___ immortal ___ I always check "mortal" to be safe, but I hope I'm wrong.

J_Free_Woods 28

Sunday 28 August 2022 12:45

So sorry for your loss. I would apply for unemployment. If the unemployment office asks why you were terminated you can say I had to go to my mothers funeral.

timinator5000 28

Friday 2 September 2022 10:35

If you were super new and hadn't earned any time off I can Sort of see that. But as much as it sucks, you definitely are better off not there. You truly learn how good a company is in how it treats its employees with time off. Mine lumps sick time and vacation together and if you don't have the time, gives you points each day you are sick. Only a certain amount of people can be "out" so even if you have the time, you can still get a point bc someone else already took the day off. Oh and they use those same points for behavior. 15 and you are fired no question. I'm currently looking for a different job that has a better time off policy seeing as I'm at 14 and one more sick day is the end for me. Or one more behavior issue. and the only way to get Rid of the points is to have perfect attendance for a month. So I have to do that 14 months to get back to 0....yeah...some companies suck with how they handle that.