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FMLA Violation?

I was approved for FMLA intermittent leave due to many doctor appointments, and various other personal health issues… I filed a complaint within the company, so they could investigate my termination. Essentially, I was fired for not being able to report 2 hours of missed time on my last Friday with the company. They utilize an automated call in system which is frequently down, and was conveniently down that Friday. My supervisor was also off duty during those 2 hours which was from 4-6. I couldn’t reach her or let her know of the absence because I didn’t anticipate it. The next Monday, I get a message from my supervisor freaking out about those 2 hours, and she was saying she was trying to mark them as FMLA for me. I was confused by her concern because my time had been retroactively changed by her for the previous two months…

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“Our office is like family.”

“Have you met my family? Just you wait…”

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Just resigned today.

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“Discussion of salaries and/or wages between individual employees will serve only to create confusion and cause unrest”

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HSBC AM global head of responsible investing: ‘Who cares if Miami is six metres under water in 100 years?’

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Burger King just closed shop mid evening

Was just about to pull in the drive trough. There were already a couple of cars in line when a employee put up a big chain in front of the drive through. He told another customer they were short of staff and are closing the restaurant… probably the wages are too low. I'm currently sitting at a popular pizza place in my town and it's always full with couriers and other stuff. They must pay decent wages here. Have a good weekend everybody!

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Trying move up from retail is maddening in the application phase. How am I supposed to have 3 current professional references when even my boss changes every 6 months?

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Workers in America have to return after having a child sometimes only 2 weeks after birth, yet a kitten/puppy has to stay with its mother for 8 weeks

Tell me how that makes sense at all. I’m not a veterinarian or anything either, but 8 weeks also for a cat is a lot more than even 8 weeks for a human considering that they have shorter life spans and grow up faster.

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When does enough become enough in the USA

I’m surprised it’s gotten this bad with the massive wage inequalities and pricing of housing and rent. It’s absolutely sickening my generation as of now basically has a none to 0 chance of being able to afford their own house anytime soon. Some may, but ONLY if they’re very lucky or very skilled or etc. It doesn’t matter how fuckin skilled or lucky someone is either to me, everyone should be able to afford housing. The luxuries shouldn’t be owning a house, the luxuries should be maybe owning a very nice or expensive house. Owning a shit shack from 1980, should NOT be basically a luxury at this point

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Job interviews’ pointless theatrics are making me lose my mind

Bit of a rant, I suppose. Sorry if it's poorly worded or inappropriate. I've always hated the interview process, and always will. To add to that, I'm autistic, so a lot of society's arbitrary and implicit rules are utterly incomprehensible or insane to me. It's like trying to jam a cassette into a cd player – and job interviews seems to consist solely of that. Absurdly fake questions that require equally absurdly fake answers and if you don't smile enough, don't profess your willingness to sacrifice your life enough, don't look at them the right way, well there you go. You become unfit to earn a living. I've legit cried from frustration over it. They asked me things, I replied politely but truthfully, because what else would I do? It's not like I walk in there cussing them out, I act the way I think every professional conversation should be,…