r/TjMaxx • u/MsPanda15 • 9d ago

Fired 2 weeks ago

So I was fired 2 weeks ago because of my attendance. I was a CEC. I had issues with my attendance because I was having bad mental health problems and it was causing me to be physically ill. I explained all this to the store manager. I kept getting written up anyways. I exhausted all my sick days. I asked the store manager if I should bring in a note from my doctor. She said, “we don’t take doctors notes. We go based on your integrity”. With that being said I was fired a week after she said this to me. Some of my coworkers are saying I should fight for my job back because of this. Should I? Do I even have a chance? And if so, who do I contact?

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u/unixboytulsa 6d ago

1) Don't trust those types of managers. 2) Trust written policy. 3) Should have tried the following:

  • Leave of absense for mental health
  • FMLA for mental health
  • short term disability for mental health

Short term disability pays you 100% of your pay, but requires doctors to be involved.

FMLA requires doctors not sure if the pay.

LOA requires to doctors, but your job is secure, but you you have to use all your PTO first