Throwaway.
I worked in the memory care section of assisted living with people in hospice. (People who have dementia)
I loved my job, I was the only one who went in and talked to the eldery people like they were ACTUALLY people. Some of the people there thought I was their grandson or neighbor. I could go on and on with the stories of how they helped me in life. This was the first time that I felt like I was working for something bigger than money and now it's gone..
I caught a fever and informed my boss who told me I needed a doctor's note and to let them know 2 to 4 hours ahead of time next time and to let her know if I can make it to work tomorrow. I called her the next day 2 hours before my shift and told her I was still feeling ill and headed to the clinic to get my note, she told me to call 4 hours before instead.
The next day I was OK I continued coming into work! The next week I got INSANELY sick for no reason and told my job 2 hours before that something was extremely wrong and that'd I'd be going to the hospital. I tested positive for COVID. I let my boss know and she removed me from my schedule and her and the HR lady called me and fired me for not letting them know 4 hours before time. They didn't care that I had covid and my coworker said they're not even taking precautions and testing everyone to be safe. I guess they think I'm lying.
It sucks how jobs take you being sick personal.
What hurts the most is I'm not even allowed to go and visit my residents because I'm not their family. I don't even care about losing the job, I just miss them. Some of them would always make me promise them that I'd be returning back because they cared about me so much.
I'm completely done with this. I just wish I could've told them goodbye.