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Dec. 8th, 2007 06:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I've been crying for the last half hour.
I was just let go from my job. And for something that wasn't my fault.
It seems that on Tuesday I was 8 minutes over the 5 hour limit to go to lunch. At walmart this is cause for a write up. But because I had gotten sick earlier this year, and had a write up for going home sick back in May (you can have only four sick days every six months, the day I went home made it five), company policy was to let me go. Both the store manager and the assistant manager over me didn't want to fire me. They very much stressed that, and I was told that I have a job waiting once the six month hold I have on reapplying is over. Doesn't help me much in the meantime. Though they did both say I can put them down as personal references. That's something I guess.
I'm going to have to wait till Thursday to look for another job, as there isn't enough gas in my car to do any running around, and this Thursday will be my second to last paycheck, I'll get a tiny one two weeks after, for the four hours I worked today. I'll hit the few computer places around here then, and start searching the want ads. What a horrible time to be looking.
I was just let go from my job. And for something that wasn't my fault.
It seems that on Tuesday I was 8 minutes over the 5 hour limit to go to lunch. At walmart this is cause for a write up. But because I had gotten sick earlier this year, and had a write up for going home sick back in May (you can have only four sick days every six months, the day I went home made it five), company policy was to let me go. Both the store manager and the assistant manager over me didn't want to fire me. They very much stressed that, and I was told that I have a job waiting once the six month hold I have on reapplying is over. Doesn't help me much in the meantime. Though they did both say I can put them down as personal references. That's something I guess.
I'm going to have to wait till Thursday to look for another job, as there isn't enough gas in my car to do any running around, and this Thursday will be my second to last paycheck, I'll get a tiny one two weeks after, for the four hours I worked today. I'll hit the few computer places around here then, and start searching the want ads. What a horrible time to be looking.
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Date: 2007-12-09 01:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-09 01:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-09 01:38 am (UTC)*snugstight*
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Date: 2007-12-09 08:01 pm (UTC)Labor regulations require that employees be given a break after X hours. As a major employer, the only sane thing for WalMart to do is take a zero-tolerance policy towards this. Otherwise, any disgruntled employee could claim they were forced to work without a break.
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Date: 2007-12-09 08:10 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-09 02:07 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2007-12-09 02:48 am (UTC)How in the name of all that's... whatever, can a place get in such a tizzy over such a thing as lunch times???????????????????????????????
That is stupid, and I'd get ahold of someone higher up, or a jobs lawyer over this one.
I've never heard anything so dumb in all my life.
What time were you scheduled for lunch? If they don't have a set schedule for lunches I don't see what the issue is here.
I am very confused, and now I'm worried for you hon. I know how hard this has to be on you.
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Date: 2007-12-09 12:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-09 03:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-09 09:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-09 09:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-09 10:51 am (UTC):offers hugs::
walmart is idiotic about it's rules.. I should know.. I work at one :(
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Date: 2007-12-09 11:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-09 01:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-09 02:03 pm (UTC)Im sorry to ear this sweety. wish i coulod do soething to help you out.
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Date: 2007-12-09 05:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-09 07:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-12-09 08:54 pm (UTC)Best of luck to you!
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Date: 2007-12-10 01:32 am (UTC)no subject
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