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Sister-in-law asked to buy pants and free-bleed all day while suffering from massive PMS

For background my wife, sister-in-law, and myself all work at the same bullshit job at Lidl and we’re all very close. Call it trauma bonding. My in law suffers more than usual due to pms rearing its unpleasant head which came to a head today when she ended up bleeding through all of her feminine care and through her pants. Obviously distressed about the situation, she asked to go home. Management told her to buy a pair of pants on the job with her own money (we all make $15 an hour and can’t fucking afford more pants on the fly like that) and free bleed through those as well (because we also can’t afford more care products on the fly like that). She promptly told them “no” and left. Fortunately my shift ended roughly the same time and we’re all home now. Her story just pissed me off and…


For background my wife, sister-in-law, and myself all work at the same bullshit job at Lidl and we’re all very close. Call it trauma bonding. My in law suffers more than usual due to pms rearing its unpleasant head which came to a head today when she ended up bleeding through all of her feminine care and through her pants. Obviously distressed about the situation, she asked to go home. Management told her to buy a pair of pants on the job with her own money (we all make $15 an hour and can’t fucking afford more pants on the fly like that) and free bleed through those as well (because we also can’t afford more care products on the fly like that). She promptly told them “no” and left. Fortunately my shift ended roughly the same time and we’re all home now. Her story just pissed me off and she said I could post it here. What are some stories of your management being completely tone deaf?

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