I had to leave suddenly last week to say goodbye to my elderly father, who is “actively dying.” I sent this email to my bosses. It is a very small dental office.
Hi, My father, who, as you know, has been sick for a while. He's now in hospice and we are headed out of town tomorrow to be with him before he passes. I'll work while I'm there except for our travel day. I apologize for this late notice, but this came on suddenly. I can forward the phones to Jill.
This was the response I got from one of them:
Jill isn't available today.
I pretty much bust my ass for this company, working after hours for no pay and I'm not salaried. I take short lunches and almost never take even a day off. That ends now.