Years ago, at my first job at Walgreens, I tried calling in sick. I woke up feeling like shit enough to not feel guilty about calling out. (A rare occurrence)
During the phone call, one of my managers tried guilting me into coming in. This happened EVERY TIME. They would often call me to cover shifts and if I said I didn’t really feel like it, they would pressure me into coming in. So this time was no different other than I was sick.
So me being a dedicated employee, I agreed to suffer through it.
When I was punching in, the store manager said to me “you don’t look sick” in a tone that clearly said, “you’re a slacker just trying to get a day off.”
The crazy thing is that I had been working there for over a year and this was my first attempt at calling out. Meanwhile, Coworkers would call out AT LEAST once a week. Hence why I was constant covering for other people.
This was 10 fucking years ago and I still get mad about it.
Another time i came into work after my dog died the same day. But unfortunately my coworkers dog died that day too I guess so I was stuck on the main register dealing with customers all day (I would’ve called out if I knew I was gonna be put there).
My manager noticed I was a bit off and said something so I told her my dog died that day and I’m upset I have to work let alone on “main” and she laughed because she thought I was joking because of my coworker’s situation. facepalm