‘I’m literally throwing up at work': Millennial employee gets accused of faking sickness to get out of work, boss threatens to fire them if they don't finish their shift

Author image for Jesse Kessenheimer
Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Apr 8, 2023 11:00 PM EDT

Older generations think that millennials and Gen Z have no work ethic. Obviously that's not true across the board, it's just that younger folks aren't inclined to work for jobs with no benefits, living wages, or humanity. One millennial recently got accused of faking being sick at work to get out of his shift, even though he had a fever, chills, and was violently ill in the bathroom. 

u/AccomplishedLaw49 recently just suffered the most heinous flu of his life and nearly lost his job because of it. Despite his horrific condition, he had no PTO or sick days and was forced to go in for work. His militant boss had made it clear that if he were to attempt to 'skip out' on his shift, he'd be fired. After nearly puking in front of several customers, he raced to the bathroom to relieve his nausea. Afterwards he begged his boss to go home and have her find someone to cover his shift. 

"She just smacked her lips and gave me a sassy remark about how this generation won't work and always wants to stay home."

Yikes. Pale in the face, woozy, and on the verge of fainting, our millennial employee decided to stick it out, fearing losing his job and falling victim to his bills and debt. Gotta get that dolla, I guess. Frankly, he had no choice whether or not to stay and work, but if he were really as lazy as his boomer boss thinks all millennials are, he would have walked out and quit on the spot. 

Do you get fired up about bad managers threatening to fire their employees as leverage? Check out this r/antiwork post about a guy who calls his bosses bluff and rebels against their lazy managerial demands. 

Advertisement
  • 01
    Cheezburger Image 9752133376
    via u/canva
  • 02
    Font - r/antiwork. Posted by u/Accomplished Law49 1 day ago 3 I'm literally throwing up at work, with a fever, pale as a ghost, and already passed out. Boss says I just don't want to work....
    via AccomplishedLaw49
  • 03
    Font - As the title says. I'm sick, have been all week. I'll get fired if I don't show up for my scheduled shifts and my boss is actually going to try and force me to work more hours this week too because I dared to take off a day for being sick as a dog.
    via AccomplishedLaw49
  • 04
    Font - I have a fever, severe cough, and I already passed out once today. Not going great so far. Just threw up too almost in front of patrons and I can feel it coming back again. I told my boss I might need to leave so can she please find someone to cover for me.
    via AccomplishedLaw49
  • 05
    Mammal - She just smacked her lips and gave me a sassy remark about how this generation won't work and always wants to leave and stay home and apparently this is a habit for me now..... Yikes...big yikes.
    via AccomplishedLaw49
  • 06
    Font - OOM_Karli 1 day ago Easy/quick solution is to just....let yourself puke in front of the patrons, they will likely act how a decent human being would and raise a ruckus about you working while CLEARLY ill
    via M_Karli
  • 07
    Font - justconnect 1 day ago Or perhaps on or near boss....
    via justconnect
  • 08
    Font - vulturelyrics 19 hr. ago Ten minutes after throwing up for being violently ill as well i was fired and i wished to not have thrown up then. Wish i could have thrown up on that bitch's shoes. "we feel you're not trying hard enough anymore" I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL
    via vulturelyrics
  • 09
    Rectangle - AliciaKills 16 hr. ago I once got fired for attendance because I was in the icu for 5/7 absences. (f ng call centers). When I got back from my approved leave, I thought everything was cool, but they fired me on the spot, even though I had hospital documentation.
    via AliciaKills
  • 10
    Handwriting - Common-Rock 17 hr. ago *BARF* I quit *BARF* Ohh... Okay. Phew! Hey, I really do feel better after vomiting!
    via Common-Rock
  • 11
    Font - mikemojc 1 day ago Posting on social media, naming manager and business names. Use phrases like "Manager wants AALLLLL the patrons to get sick, that's why he insists one keeping visibly unwell employees handling the food!"
    via mikemojc
  • 12
    Font - Dickieman5000 - 23 hr. ago Anyone who has a server who is visibly ill should immediately raise a stink. And a big, loud one at that. Make a scene. That manager isn't only harming the employee, but the rest of the staff and the customers as well.
    via Dickieman5000
  • 13
    Font - Interesting_Forever7 14 hr. ago This is the only reason my manager sent me home one day. One of our regular customers noticed how bad I looked and I just shrugged it off and said it was just chest pains. Turns out I needed to go to hospital for those chest pains, that regular got free coffee from me until I quit.
    via Interesting_Forever7
  • 14
    Font - ejrhonda79 1 day ago 20 This is where you get the help of friends. People that your boss doesn't know. Have them come in as customers who notice you are sick and then raise the roof and ask to speak to the manager. Then they can berate and chastise the manager for having a sick employee on duty. Also have them record the encounter and drop hints of calling a lawyer or suing or calling the health dept etc.
    via ejrhonda79
  • 15
    Font - snflowerings 21 hr. ago Reading stories like OPS I really start to appreciate my workplace more. The other month I was sitting at my desk with a heating pad, shaky and pale af because I had really bad period cramps and my boss just looked at me and went "Go home, you look horrible. Let me know if its not better by tomorrow" Went home on full pay for the day.
    via snflowerings
  • 16
    Font - ObjectiveReach · 14 hr. ago Went home on full pay for the day. I know us Europeans take things for granted, but... this is still such a weird sentence to read
    via ObjecttiveReach
  • 17
    Font - UncannyTarotSpread 21 hr. ago I'm so sorry you had a monstrous a hole for a boss
    via UncannyTarotSpread
  • 18
    Art - Good luck, OP. I'm sorry you have such an awful boss, and I hope you are able to recuperate soon!
    via AccomplishedLaw49

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

sick days getting fired millennial bad-manager boss work-story accusation employee fired work millennials i quit quit PTO generations baby boomers gen z boomers Horrible Bosses sick benefits bad bosses youre-fired
Scroll Down For The Next Article