Author: Olivia

Currently I have accumulated a lot of sick/vacation/personal days off. I made the decision to quit and next week will be my final. However, I know they won't pay me for all those days of PTO unused. I was planning to play sick for a majority of my final week so that I can use my hard earned PTO. But I was told they can just take whatever I used out of my final check. Is this true? I mean what if I really was sick? Anyone have experience in this?

I’ve called out a lot in the past year, my first year working for this company. I think it totalled around 13-16 call-outs in the entire year, maybe more. I did not realise how sick I was during this time; was having unexplained nausea, limited work ability from severe migraines, couldn’t walk due to some back pain; all of these things conglomerated with my cholesterol and triglycerides skyrocketing at the end of the year and sending me into pancreatitis. I had to be off work for a month because my numbers kept fluctuating, I couldn’t walk for like a week of that, had so many doctors visits in follow-up that it would’ve been stupid to go back FT right then. I applied for FMLA but was denied because I hadn’t worked there a full year. Disability was under review last I left it, as was my ADA claim after being…

About a year before Covid-19 I saw a listing for a temporary position at a company in my area. They manufactured items that shipped all over the world and their headquarters was right down the street from me. I applied in hopes of getting my foot in the door. I was hired as a temp to work in manufacturing. At the time I was in school getting a degree in business administration. I thought “this is perfect. Getting my foot in the door and I’ll be able to be hired eventually and move to the corporate side”. I was quickly moved from my initial manufacturing line to another. 10 hour shifts standing on my feet in the same spot doing tedious tedious work. I was popping pain pills like candy because my back just couldn’t get used to it. Eventually I was sent down to help in the shipping department.…

For context, I'm a first year university student that has a wacky schedule and currently I'm 2 weeks on holiday since I've just finished my final exams recently, I would go to work at a retail company after class and I had a daily (part-time) salary for each day I came to work. So basically, the head accountant in the retail company I work in asked for my number today, I asked him: “Why?” His response: “On days that we don't have things to do and everyone is minding their own business I can just text you to not come to work so you don't waste your time, on days that we need you I'll text you.” I told him that I come to work everyday now because I'm on holiday for a couple weeks and just did my finals last Friday, (on average I worked 3 days a week),…