‘I think I’m going to need a lawyer’: Higher-ups force employee next in line for a promotion to take time off after an injury, then call them ‘unreliable’ despite requesting they be put on FMLA leave

In life, injuries happen. That's why companies and government institutions put measures in place that ensure you will be able to survive if you're out of work for an injury and also protect your position from termination as a result of the injury. This seems perfect on paper, but it's only a matter of time until one bad boss takes FMLA leave personally and tries to ruin your career because of it. What happened to a fair and just workplace? It seems like they just don't exist anymore…

In the next story you're about to read, human resources advises an employee to take leave for an injury because they were coming in to work with a sprained ankle. The employee explains that they're next in line for a director title promotion, but it seems like their current director isn't a fan of this plan. The boss is bad-mouthing them to HR, telling them to take paid leave but then calling them unreliable, all the while responding with zero-word thumbs-up-emoji work messages. Scroll to read.

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