Just about a month ago, I was fired because I was unable to complete my duties because I had gotten severely sick while on the job. I was vomiting in the bathroom and had the runs for hours and no one was able to cover my shift, I messaged my DM (the second picture) asking for some kind of help and got no response. I was forced to close the store because the handbook states that as managers, we’re not supposed to leave the associates alone on the floor and to lock the door if we need to use the bathroom. Considering I couldn’t even leave the damn bathroom for more than 15 minutes at a time, there was no possible way for me to functionally close the store. So based on what’s said in the handbook, I locked up an hour early.
2 weeks after the incident I was terminated when coming in to work, specifically noting that as the reason, considering it was very cut and dry and I was deeply unhappy there, I was fine with the termination. Now a month later, I’m falling behind on bills and debt because the company is contesting my unemployment claims, stating that I was “deliberately negligent”. I’m pissed, this is going to cause me to struggle greatly because of how little I was offered as is with my unemployment and now being a month behind, shit is rough. All because the company failed to offer any help when I got sick on the clock.
I’m writing this right after finding out about the month long disqualification, so I’m sorry if the writing is a bit erratic, I’m just stressed and angry.