Two years ago I told my class professor for my union class that I was going to miss a day because of a surgery. They are very strict with attendance. I asked to be advised. She suggested I contact the director for clear guidance.
Mind y’all, I was stepping out of my oncologists office right after they told me all the horrible things they would do to my body and all of the horrible side effects that would come alongside with it. There was an 85% chance I was supposed to die. I was in the waiting room in between appointments when I sent these. I needed to get my affairs in order ASAP.
I simply cc’ed him to our email chain because I was mentally and physically exhausted.
This was his response
“Did you really begin an email to an esteemed apprentice instructor with the word Hey?
I wish you the best of luck with the chemo and surgery. You are in my thoughts and prayers.
However there are no excused absences and missed homework should be completed for informational purposes but grades for late homework do not count.
Since you have no absences to date there is nothing to worry about by missing one class.
Good luck, be well.”
I really don’t give a fuck that they wouldn’t accommodate but the first two sentences made my blood BOIL. Thoughts and prayers are what Republicans give to dead children killed in a school shooting. They offer nothing else and it’s honestly a thinly veiled “We don’t give a fuck about y’all kind of vibe” I was at the lowest point in my life, MY BAD FOR NOT STARTING THE EMAIL WITH GOOD MORNING YOUR HIGHNESS.
Am I being unreasonable???????
I just responded thanks for the information and left it at that. I was too caught up with what was about to happen to me to chew him out over that. But now that I’m going back into my apprenticeship I’m remembering this and I am so fucking pissed and idk if I’ll be able to look at him straight ever again.