I missed quite a few days from work for personal and medical reasons on my end, over the last few months. Received a verbal warning about attendance before they put me back on the schedule. A few days later I put in an advanced time off request stating I’d work two of my scheduled off days to make up for the days I was requesting off, but was told my time off would depend on my attendance since our verbal agreement.
Didn’t end up missing a day until Tuesday when I called out Ill, due to some of the side effects of my new medication. The next day (Weds) I was told they wanted a doctors note stating my medication didn’t have me fit to work. My Dr. and I communicated via the health portal, and I kept my employer updated about gathering documentation to send over, I even showed screenshots of our communication with out including any personal details.
Yesterday 9/29 my request was denied, and in the comment section it stated I was denied because per our discussion about my attendance I was to not miss any days and my request would not be granted if I did miss a scheduled work day.
I was consistent since we came to our verbal agreement, and it would have been a safety issue had I come to work in the state I was in. It definitely feels like the denial was an act of retaliation. Not only that, but he waits a day before to deny it, and follows up with it being about missing a day, but I have a medical note stating I was not in position to safely operate a vehicle (I haul gasoline).
I’ve reached out to our employee advocate and explained in detail what had taken place, including text messages where he’s attempting to shame me for calling out and threatening disciplinary action.
Will keep everyone updated.