Stuck

By clutzasaurus - 03/05/2013 05:35 - United States - Odessa

Today, I was feeling down about being stuck in bed after ankle surgery. I thought I would go ahead and call my boss and let him know everything went well. He said the obligatory nice things, then told me that if I'm not at work on Monday, I'll be fired. I can't even get out of bed. FML
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tj4234 35

Hopefully he's joking. If not, sue for unfair dismissal.

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Serisent 26

That's illegal. Employers have to give you leave for things like surgery. There's a federal act that mandates it called FMLA. If he attempts to fire you over this, you can definitely get him in a lot of trouble.

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ksks1234 33

Sorry you had to get ankle surgery. If you have an office job or something, you should be able to return to work by Monday. I was down for a day and a half, so the weekend should be adequate time. If you have a manual labor job, do what everyone else has said, talk to a lawyer. I hope your ankle feels better.

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mbuck87 19

Seriously though, its just your ankle... Man up sweetheart!

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EmberEyes 16

Well 35, maybe be had metal plates put in his ankle. That's a very, very painful experience. You've clearly not had surgery before. It depends on type and how PAINFUL it is. Not everyone has a high tolerance for pain like you apparently have.

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NostalgiaFreak9 41

In case you're too lazy and stupid to read, it clearly states that he had surgery on his ankle. So according to your logic, he's just suppose to "man up" and risk damaging his ankle further by putting more weight than he can handle on it? Just in case you didn't know, surgeons recommend recovery time after an operation for a reason. His boss has no reason to force him into work with the threat of termination for failing to show up, employers actually have to allow you time off for medical recovery.

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The_Big_Boss 20

Whatever then. Show up like he said to and just do nothing

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Not_Impressed13 9

On the down side, seeing as your job may actually be in jeopardy, You may actually have to be at work on Monday. On the up side, you boss did only say you had to be there, not actually work!

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Ctrl_H 18

Hello fml users of the future! If you are wondering what day it is this fml was written, today is Friday. Have a nice day.

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georgiag_93 4

If it makes you feel better love, I'm in the same boat. Rest up and hope he's feeling generous Monday. If not, get a walking stick and 'accidentally' stand it on his feet a few times

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rt567 15

pretty inconsiderate, the boss should take in to the account that you can't go out, and to accommodate during your recovery.

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TheDrifter 23

Yay for modified work duties. Be prepared for every crap job they can think of that can be done sitting down. You should be good by Monday, not real mobile, but functioning. I had my knee done and I was up and moving the next afternoon, with some help from medication.

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Kuhu1993 21

i hope he was joking .. He can't fire you though thats just not fair

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RedPillSucks 31

Since when does fairness have anything to do with the American legal system?

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