What is the name of your state? Texas
I am three months pregnant and recently got fired for missing a few days of work because of really bad morning sickness. I had informed the manager via-email that I wouldn't be able to attend work for a couple of days and told him exactly why, and after not receiving a reply I didn't think much of it. I went to work Wednesday 1-2-05, and was getting ready to clock in (I work in a restaurant...) and as I was putting my aprain on the general manager (whom I had emailed) told me without even looking at me, that I had the day off. Not even letting me know that I was fired. Only making it seem as if I was just let go for the day. After his news, I went to the schedule and saw that my hours were all marked off from this last week. As soon as I saw that, I knew that I was let go. But after thinking about it for a few hours, I started to wonder why I wasn't informed of this in a more professional manner. This was a VERY discreet firing. It's rather pathetic. But moving on... since I am without a phone at this moment, emailing the general manager was the only way that I could get a hold of somebody. For when I was sick, I didn't have the car to go up to a pay phone. Anyway, I e-mailed the GM and asked him what happaned and questioned whether or not I got fired. That was around 3pm yesterday and I still haven't received a reply from him yet. That part is besides the point, I think, because I decided to take the car once my boyfriend got home and go up the road to the pay phone. I ended up having to call from the phone inside of the store because the payphone was broken. It wouldn't even take my quarters!! Once I called, I spoke to a different manager because the GM was already gone for the day. I asked him if I still had a job, to which he replied "Pretty much, you don't!" After hearing that I asked him why and he told me, and I quote again "Well, you haven't been into work lately and you didn't call anybody to let them know..." What?? So I told him that I had e-mailed the GM and told him the day before that I wouldn't be able to come in. My morning sickness has been getting really bad. I'm puking several times a day and slowly it's getting to the point where I cannot hold down water any more. I tried to explain in my Email on Sunday 1-30.05 why it is that I couldn't come into work, the best that I could explain it without getting into a lot of detail. Also note that once I got hired, the manager (he got transferred about 5 months after I got hired) told me that they give you three warnings before they fire you. I didn't receive one! Not even a simple "Your missing work is starting to become too much of a problem and inconvenience..." or anything. They never once spoke to me about it and I never got written up or anything like that. So here I was, following the correct procedures and I still got fired. It really sucks because I have bills to pay and it's not my fault that I have been feeling really sick. Morning sickness is a part of pregnancy, and since I informed them that I wouldn't be able to come into work the day before (that's more than enough time... more than they ask for) I feel like it's discrimination against my being pregnant. The GM never took well to the news once I informed him that I was pregnant. And also note that I only missed a few days of work since I got pregnant. What the heck? Is there anything I can do about it or am I supposed to bite my tongue and move on? Either way, I hate how people can get away with this. I have been pretty damned reliable before I got pregnant. But now that I have gotten pregnant, all of a sudden my missing work for a damned good reason is not acceptable? It seems way too fishy to me. Not to mention, there are a lot of other people there that have gotten away with far worse. Yet the pregnant girl gets terminated. Any help? That would be great! Hehe, needless to say, I am quite angry. And whether or not there is something I can do about it, I would like to know. Thanks! =)
I am three months pregnant and recently got fired for missing a few days of work because of really bad morning sickness. I had informed the manager via-email that I wouldn't be able to attend work for a couple of days and told him exactly why, and after not receiving a reply I didn't think much of it. I went to work Wednesday 1-2-05, and was getting ready to clock in (I work in a restaurant...) and as I was putting my aprain on the general manager (whom I had emailed) told me without even looking at me, that I had the day off. Not even letting me know that I was fired. Only making it seem as if I was just let go for the day. After his news, I went to the schedule and saw that my hours were all marked off from this last week. As soon as I saw that, I knew that I was let go. But after thinking about it for a few hours, I started to wonder why I wasn't informed of this in a more professional manner. This was a VERY discreet firing. It's rather pathetic. But moving on... since I am without a phone at this moment, emailing the general manager was the only way that I could get a hold of somebody. For when I was sick, I didn't have the car to go up to a pay phone. Anyway, I e-mailed the GM and asked him what happaned and questioned whether or not I got fired. That was around 3pm yesterday and I still haven't received a reply from him yet. That part is besides the point, I think, because I decided to take the car once my boyfriend got home and go up the road to the pay phone. I ended up having to call from the phone inside of the store because the payphone was broken. It wouldn't even take my quarters!! Once I called, I spoke to a different manager because the GM was already gone for the day. I asked him if I still had a job, to which he replied "Pretty much, you don't!" After hearing that I asked him why and he told me, and I quote again "Well, you haven't been into work lately and you didn't call anybody to let them know..." What?? So I told him that I had e-mailed the GM and told him the day before that I wouldn't be able to come in. My morning sickness has been getting really bad. I'm puking several times a day and slowly it's getting to the point where I cannot hold down water any more. I tried to explain in my Email on Sunday 1-30.05 why it is that I couldn't come into work, the best that I could explain it without getting into a lot of detail. Also note that once I got hired, the manager (he got transferred about 5 months after I got hired) told me that they give you three warnings before they fire you. I didn't receive one! Not even a simple "Your missing work is starting to become too much of a problem and inconvenience..." or anything. They never once spoke to me about it and I never got written up or anything like that. So here I was, following the correct procedures and I still got fired. It really sucks because I have bills to pay and it's not my fault that I have been feeling really sick. Morning sickness is a part of pregnancy, and since I informed them that I wouldn't be able to come into work the day before (that's more than enough time... more than they ask for) I feel like it's discrimination against my being pregnant. The GM never took well to the news once I informed him that I was pregnant. And also note that I only missed a few days of work since I got pregnant. What the heck? Is there anything I can do about it or am I supposed to bite my tongue and move on? Either way, I hate how people can get away with this. I have been pretty damned reliable before I got pregnant. But now that I have gotten pregnant, all of a sudden my missing work for a damned good reason is not acceptable? It seems way too fishy to me. Not to mention, there are a lot of other people there that have gotten away with far worse. Yet the pregnant girl gets terminated. Any help? That would be great! Hehe, needless to say, I am quite angry. And whether or not there is something I can do about it, I would like to know. Thanks! =)
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