Single Mother Fired for Staying Home With Her Son When Schools Closed for Subzero Weather

[Daemonaquila]

2. You might want to include ALL the facts before posting this "sob story,"

not just the bits that make her look like an innocent victim.

* The attendance policy for Whole Foods in the Midwest region is on a point system. While workers get some paid vacation days, for unexpected absences it differentiates between excused and unexcused... Each worker is also allowed five unexcused absences in a six-month period, and each one counts as a point against the worker. None of the days workers call out are paid.

* Rhiannon knew that she was out of points and on a final warning, even though she says she had documentation for all of her other absences.

So, she was out of absences and on FINAL WARNING already before she made her choice. That's a sucky choice, but the consequences are pretty clear. A part-time worker getting some paid vacation days, AND excused absences for getting sick and certain other issues, AND 5 unexcused absences every 6 months? That's a better deal than a whole lot of FT workers get. I have no problem with them firing her for that much absence. Employers need reliable workers, not people with constant excuses for why they aren't coming in.

A kid, even a special needs kid is NOT a ticket to having frequent absences forgiven. NOR IS SHE A "single mother" - she has a partner.

* Rhiannon says she is doing okay financially for now. She has support from her partner and her mother, as well as some savings to rely on. She's going to school to study criminal justice and social work and putting her energy into protesting the attendance policy at her previous employer.

So, she's a fairly financially stable student (possibly full time), didn't need the job, and has a partner who could help care for the child as well. But she'll be diligent in protesting the employer who fired her for not being diligent in attending...

Cry. Me. A. Freaking. River.