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Speaking of frictionless employment labor movement… In the USA I once called in sick on a Monday & was retroactively fired the previous Friday.
by devoutsalsa 5y ago
Speaking of frictionless employment labor movement… In the USA I once called in sick on a Monday & was retroactively fired the previous Friday.
- contriban 5y agoIt depends, were you hired the previous Thursday?
- devoutsalsa 5y agoNope. I’d been there for 6 months.
- mikro2nd 5y agoSo what if they were? If you're ill, you're ill and should not have to go in to work. Sometimes ill-timed shit happens. Only in the US you can get fired for it. My mind boggles at the concept of "retroactive" firing... wtf is that even?
- devoutsalsa 5y agoI suppose the upside is you can quit at anytime with no notice. That’s great from an employee perspective, in a feeling of freedom sense.
- ouchithurtsma 5y agoCompanies should be able to fire as they like. They ain't your caretakers. Workers have to be prepared to lose their job any day, people gotta be responsible for their own life? edit: Are the leftists flagging all my comments or what. Am I not allowed to speak my opinion anymore? What happened to HN