Location: Scotland
Industry: retail
I'm a management trainee for a retail company in Scotland. I've recently (just under a month) started this job which has issues. Always understaffed and staff are guiltled to come in.
I am gluten intolerant (I have another autoimmune condition which makes me think this could be coeliacs but not yet been diagnosed) and was poisoned by cross contamination yesterday. As a result I have woken up in a lot of pain and horrendously ill today.
As per procedure I've called in sick (I am due to work 12-8.30) and there's no set guidelines on how long before your shift you call as long as you call.
First response I got was “that's not great we'll have nobody to close the store” and I had to speak to our store manager who was clearly upset and told me I should try to come in for a few hours this afternoon after another colleague leaves or there won't be a closing manager.
It's a large company with several stores in the city and in the UK so there are people to cover but I have to call in later today and tell them if I'm feeling well enough or not and I'm 100% sure they won't try to find cover before I do and will try to guilt me into coming in.
I'm not somebody who ever calls in sick unless I am actually unwell and they know I have autoimmune issues.
What would your advice be?