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Didn’t receive bonus I was owed.

I worked in the warehouse at a semi-well-kmown furniture outlet for nearly a year. I have diagnosed anxiety issues from manic depression that I had been transparent about since my interview. I was put on unpaid medical leave by the off-site HR department for nearly a month due to debilitating panic attacksI was having at work. I was required to attend outpatient therapy sessions and could not return without a doctor's approval. All my vacation/personal time was used to supplement my absence, leaving me no sick days upon my return to work. I was severely inconvenienced by this, but still decided to stick it out, even though I was written up for being legitimately sick. What broke the camel's back was when everyone in the warehouse received a mid-year bonus that was issued during my absence. Because I was on leave (not of my own volition, mind you), I was…


I worked in the warehouse at a semi-well-kmown furniture outlet for nearly a year. I have diagnosed anxiety issues from manic depression that I had been transparent about since my interview. I was put on unpaid medical leave by the off-site HR department for nearly a month due to debilitating panic attacksI was having at work. I was required to attend outpatient therapy sessions and could not return without a doctor's approval. All my vacation/personal time was used to supplement my absence, leaving me no sick days upon my return to work.

I was severely inconvenienced by this, but still decided to stick it out, even though I was written up for being legitimately sick. What broke the camel's back was when everyone in the warehouse received a mid-year bonus that was issued during my absence. Because I was on leave (not of my own volition, mind you), I was told I wasn't eligible for the same bonus, even though I had been employed all throughout that time. That was my FYIQ moment.

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