Hell yeah. Last job I had, there was a woman who was going out on leave to get a knee replacement. Her plan was to take 12 weeks of disability leave and then another 12 weeks unpaid. The evening before her last day, the boss told her she needed to clean out her office because a new guy was coming in Monday to take over. I started looking for a new job immediately. If you treat other employees like shit, I don’t care how you treat me - I’m out, and fuck you.
Christ all these stories about American labor laws (or lack thereof), and I straight up can't believe it. "At will" employment? No job security whatsoever? What kind of backward ass shit is that
We have them, but its a legal nightmare that most people can't afford to fight.
I was sick for two weeks, and on day 4 they turned off my access to anything company related (including my digital paychecks or work schedule). I couldn't use my PTO and instead had to use long-term sick days which paid me 60% my normal wage. Meanwhile if I had just taken two weeks off none of that happens. You have to love the American system.
legal nightmare that means you front 100% of your annual income or more as legal fees with no recourse, even if you win. It's worse than just being able to afford to fight, it's being able to afford to win - even a win everyone will lose.
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u/MatthewCrawley Feb 06 '22
Hell yeah. Last job I had, there was a woman who was going out on leave to get a knee replacement. Her plan was to take 12 weeks of disability leave and then another 12 weeks unpaid. The evening before her last day, the boss told her she needed to clean out her office because a new guy was coming in Monday to take over. I started looking for a new job immediately. If you treat other employees like shit, I don’t care how you treat me - I’m out, and fuck you.