i work retail. had to call out sick. we’ve had multiple people calling out this week, i picked up like 16 hours worth of shifts the last three days. yesterday and today i was feeling off. chest pain & nausea & a feverish feeling (no fever tho?). i worked yesterday and it was awful. i mentioned to a manager i didn’t feel great and she was like “me either so you really gotta just do your best out there and get through that line!!” i was the only cashier there for hours.
thought maybe it would go away today, ofc, it didn’t.
im a cashier and it’s so much interacting with customers and i’m often ALWAYS placed on cashier (or the only cashier on shift period) and they never let me step away top put returns back or fulfill online orders. hell if i even breath between customers i get “if you’re just standing there, sweep!” so lots of high energy, nonstop, & lots of talking. i just can’t do it today with how i’m feeling.
so I called out. my store manager just said “this puts us in a tough position” i was like “… i’m sorry?” & he was like “it is what it is” and hung up LMAO 😐 like i WISH i wasn’t feeling like i was gonna throw up w chest pain either homie. literally was considering driving myself to the ER bc of chest pain and the store manager is guilt tripping me because he didn’t think to schedule more people… esp when EVERYONE isgetting sick ?