In the middle of January, my father (who I lived with) died. My boss and their boss both gave me verbal confirmation I can get bereavement so I can take a couple of days. After hearing this, I EMAILED the boss as requested to confirm the days. She agreed! Then a couple hours later, she emailed saying she said yes thinking I didn’t have sick days left so I MUST use those instead. However if I need future assistance she will “help me.” After hearing this as well, I started looking for a position who would treat me like a pawn and I accepted a job today! I told them about this and they made sure to make me feel included and shared their support!