'Called in sick on first day... [Now I'm] paranoid my boss secretly hates me': Server fears being let go for missing first day of work, managers say it's just a "red flag"

You know that nervous, but excited feeling you get in the pit of your stomach the night before starting your first day at a new job? Well, imagine if that feeling was actually you getting sick and now you have to call out with a sick day before you even officially have done any work. Sounds like a sticky situation. 

Well, one server reached out to managers on Reddit to get their opinion on the situation after they had to do just that. They already have asthma and then got Strep Throat, which makes asthma worse, so there was no way they could work that day. They were excited to start, but now that excitement quickly turned to dread as they had to call in a sick day before they even started. The sick server comes from a family of restaurant owners who say that she will most likely be fired because of that and won't ever even get to start. 

Managers respond to her worried question on Reddit with mixed answers—though most of them agree that calling out on the first day is at least a red flag. See the responses below! 

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