I have over 70 ' hours of accumulated earned sick leave that carried over from last year at my job. Although anything over 40 hours doesn't even matter anyway in NJ but it’s just an example of how little I’ve used any sick pay.
About 2 weeks ago I was super sick with a stomach virus. I reached out to my boss at around 9AM with a 4pm In time that night. I even found a cover for the shift. I told him I hadn't slept And couldn't keep anything down and that I really wouldn't be able to run around like crazy all night in a restaurant whose a/c wasn't even working properly. All he said to me was “I need xyz tonight it’s gonna be a busy night” then about 30 min later he followed that up with ” Make sure you come in tonight” and didn't address what I said whatsoever lol
Well fast forward to few days ago and I asked the woman who does our payroll to please apply my PTO for the day I was out sick and she looked at me like I was crazy lol …. and OF COURSE now here we are on payday and the sick pay that im owed is NOT in my paycheck..,,
Apparently I got suspended cause I made a silly mistake Sunday at work regarding someone's entree- it was def a rookie mistake. But was it a mistake that warrants suspension??? Absolutely not. Ever since I told my manager that I was in recovery he's been rude as fuck to me. I get good reviews online pretty consistently & get them in person yet I'm always in one of the worst sections getting shitty tables. I compared this years pay to last year at this time and I'm down almost 40% in my income. And now I got suspended over something trivial? I am thinking of filing a complaint. Has anyone here ever gone through that process in NJ? I would appreciate anyone's feedback