I just started a new job and I found out 30 minutes before one of my shifts that my grandma was hospitalized in grave condition. I called out of work, explaining that I needed to fly out and visit my dying grandmother and one of my supervisors had the audacity to tell me I will be getting a point for calling out on short notice. I went anyway. My grandma passed a day after I arrived at the hospital but I got to say goodbye and see her one last time for which I am so grateful. I’m now grieving my loss.
My company apparently doesn’t offer bereavement but I honestly don’t care, I just need time off, paid or not. They’ve been super cryptic about me returning for work/taking additional time off for the funeral. What do they expect me to do? Say, “you know what, the profits of (insert corporation) is more important to me than my own humanity, of course I’ll sacrifice precious time with my grandmother and family in service of this corporation!” They tout how much they care about their employees when in reality they don’t give a shit about you or your family. I hope they fire me.