My friend was recently promoted to management. He's a good person but man he's changed. I recently injured myself and had to tell them to take me off the schedule for a day so I could go figure out what happened.
I message him from the doctor's office with my diagnosis. The very first reply is “do I need to take you off the schedule for tomorrow.” No expressing any concern for my injury which was bad enough that I left work early the day before. I'm the kind of person who NEVER calls out unless I'm in a hospital.
It hurt my feelings a little but he's been much less personable and less empathetic as a boss. It doesn't help that the owner of the company is a sociopath in my opinion. She talks in a high pitched happy voice, as if she's praising a dog. But stand up for yourself once and she lets her true colors show.
All of this is just another reason I'm so happy I've started my own business and am trying to make a go of it on my own. Low pay, less empathy but more disrespect. And I'm lucky for an American. I don't get any benefits as a massage therapist (no sick time because I'm commission so I've lost $300 in income) but because clients don't like seeing their therapist litterally suffering for an hour my boss has no choice but to grant us time off for medical issues whenever they arise.
Sorry I'm ranting everywhere because I'm making 3x what I made at Starbucks and I'm still in a position where I can't take a week off because I can barely walk. It really pisses me off!
I'm crying while waiting for my Uber because I feel like no matter how hard I work I'm never safe or stable. And just a smidge of sympathy would help.