Spent three years with this company, got laid off during Covid, but brought back on due to a willingness to want to come back.
I loved my job, I got to help people everyday, made some interesting memories.
The firing occurred due to taking 10-15mins past my 30min lunch. I work remotely with two kids, and my spouse recently under went surgery that limited her from doing a good majority of what she would be able to do with the kids.
So I informed my management, and they said it was okay. I would need to pick up more slack with the house/kids while simultaneously completing my job. Heck I even went over the top with completing my side-work.
Fast forward a week and I get a notice of serious possibility of termination due to being out for to long consecutively for a week. (Mind you this is not a paid lunch).
I continued to work business as usual, but today I got a scheduled “one on one” meeting with my mgmt. Which turned out to be not so much that as I saw a member of HR join the meeting, and immediately knew what was coming.
I never make a fool of myself with getting laid of our fired. I always thank them for the time and experience, and Inquire if there is anything they need from me before I end my time with the company.
So, here I am, 150hrs of PTO down the drain. Two kids, a car with a check engine light, bills, and barely a comfortable amount in savings. I was about to go to AA meetings, but I think I’m going to have to postpone that a day.
-rant over-