Boss Threatens to Fire Worker for Being Sick

I don't know who needs to hear this, but Covid is not over. Sure, we may have adapted as a species, but people are still getting sick, and they're still contagious. One redditor's boss threatened their employee with termination after they called in sick with Covid, claiming that they don't have any "time off or sick time" and would be fired after seven days of absence "as per company policy." Even if OP was sick with the common flu, this boss would still be forcing their employees to work in a contaminated environment. Unbelievable.

Posted by Mel Dawn

“About to get fired due to Covid wtf” Posted by u/rawinmirrors

The comment section

Redditors offered advice and words of support in the comments.

“Brannigan: I don't pretend to understand brannigans law! I merely enforce it!” said u/LadyfingerJoe.

“Sounds like they want to refuse to comment to the 7 o'clock news.” said u/spiked_macaroon.

“It sounds like all of the above, and they want to be reported to the local health authority for demanding what is surely a health violation. Oh, and also be sued by any other employees who would have their health compromised should OP attend the workplace while still sick with COVID. I'll never understand the illogical thought process of some places.” said u/kirashi3.

“That's the beautiful part. None of the employees can afford to hire a lawyer to sue!” said u/MyBigRed.

“HR is basically just a buffer so CEOs and admin staff don't have to deal with us peasants or our little problems. It's the head honchos at most places that decide all those dumb rules, or they follow some structured guidebook some asshole wrote.” said u/Obant.

“In some cases it’s just a power trip. Others, the management wants to punish you for making their life more difficult (most managers really struggle with scheduling). Lastly, many managers are under the impression that the people below them on the ladder are lazy, and they’re where they are because of merit and hard work. These perceptions create the horrible working environments we know so well. Not to say there isn’t good management, just that the system is set up for them to psychologically fail.” said u/GwerigTheTroll.

“As a manager that had a nervous breakdown trying to be one of ‘the good ones’.... Yeah, this exactly. The structures above us rarely allow for it. Especially for middle managers, we don't get to make the rules, but we get fired if we don't execute them.” said u/Rommie557.