I work at a vet clinic, and because of that I get very good benefits and discounts. I am moving in March, so I gave them a six month notice and told them that my last day would be in February. Today, I took my dog in to get a surgery where usually the price is about $2000 but for me it usually is 400 or less. When I was checking my dog in, my manager asked what she was in for and I told her. It didn’t seem to be a problem then. After the entire surgery was already said and done, my manager pulled me into the office to tell me that I will not be getting the discount anymore. She said that this was in the employee handbook and I should have known this already. I told her if I would’ve known that this morning, I probably wouldn’t have gone through with it. She said that once you put in your resignation, it is unfair to ask the company to provide free services for someone who will not be an employee for much longer, even though I still have four more months of working there. If I would’ve known that, I wouldn’t have done them the courtesy of giving them a six month notice and just fucked them over and put in a two weeks. I am absolutely at a loss. I was not anticipating a bill so large. And on top of that, I am in complete disbelief that she let me go through with it, and only decided to mention this to me after the fact. I am considering taking back my resignation, and saying that I cannot afford to move anymore due to this unexpected bill. Which is true! Is this my only option? Or can someone think of something better I can do to handle this? I have been employed with them for three years, I can’t believe I am being treated this way.
In short: My manager waited until I had already completed an expensive surgery to let me know that I would not be getting a discount on it because I am leaving in four months.