when calling in for your sick spouse does his boss have the right to hang up and speak to you any old way?
he feels.
my husband was in the er yesterday. he has 2 kidney stones caused by this worthless piece of scum of a boss.making him work 4-6 hours in a retail store alone. you cant leave the store floor if your alone. this my husband couldnt go pee when he needed to.
so while at the er my husband was off yesterday and yes things are tense between me and the boss we were really close friends up until 6 weeks ago. i call the store and try to tell him his employee is is and whats going on the rude assss little jerk says have a note and fine whatever then i hear a click. this sorry excuse for a human never asked whats going on or anything. i am pissed as you can imagine. and plan to file formal charges through this company. this was the icing on the cake needless to say
my question is this was this acceptable. and am i overreacting. i feel that an employer should show enough concern to say give me a call later and let me know whats going on and feel better soon.
this pig is a self centered jerk who is only out for whats in anything for him
2009-03-28T07:07:17Z
For further information, I called my husbands boss due to the fact that my husband was connected to a an iv and had a cathiter stuck in him. They had also given him morphine so he was unable to hold any intelligent conversations on the phone.
2009-03-28T07:11:19Z
how am i making it so my husband could get fired i called in the day before his scheduled shift and i have a doctors notes give me a break and stop attacking me i did nothing wrong
Yahoo Guru2009-03-28T12:49:05Z
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Ok ok he should still conduct himself in a business like manner. He is suppose to be a professional after all. I'm referring to your husband boss by the way. Anyway things happen, and he should understand that. That's why there's such thing as an "Unforeseen Circumstances" Clause. That's what sick days are for too.
Wait a minute. Why are some people here attacking the questioner??? She's asking for advice and some are being vicious. Her situation could happen to any of you.
Your doctor's note should be sufficient and I believe he's entitled to under the Family Medical Leave (not sure how that works, as I've never had reason to use it) but look into it before filing charges. I believe as long as he's under it, he's allowed a certain amount of days and cannot be fired, if so, the company could be held liable-then file charges if this happens.
I'd also have the Doctor stipulate that he has to relieve himself "due to his condition" and someone should be available for him to do so, even if it means his supervisor. Denying him could hold the company liable.
His boss was rude. What he doesn't get is Fate has a strange way of dealing cards: "Be very careful how you treat others because eventually you'll be treated in the same way."
All I have to say is that your husband boss do not have the rights to hang up on u or disrespect u in any kind of way only cause u called in sick for your husband,atleast u called and u have a doctor notes,so your husband can not loose his job because he was in the E.R plus he has Doctor notes.If your husband loose his job for calling in sick and have proof that he was in the doctor try to get a lawyer .Maybe your husband boss got upset cause he wasn't coming to work.But either way I wish u luck and No the boss should not disrespectful u no matter what or hang up on u.God Bless hope your husband gets & feel better soon.
you arent making it easy for your husband to continue working there. can he afford to lose this job? will he find another.
if i were you i would suggest you let your husband make the calls so you dont end up costing him his job out of anger.
they cant fire him for being sick but if they feel he is being neglectful by not calling in sick himself then they may find a way.
unless he is unconcious there is no reason he cant call himself. not to be unsympathetic. kidney stones are very painful but people often work through the pain. so a phone call from him directly does not seem unreasonable
what you need to do is stay civil and document your situation from now on. follow up all verbal communications with emails. so that if he is let go you can sue him
edit : I DID SAY UNLESS he was unconcious. clearly by your ignorant email to me he was near enough to that state. you have every right to feel bitter but if he is that big a jerk then its up to your HUSBAND to leave his own job if hes not happy. He's a grown man.
If you know that he is in no position to leave, then your stirring it up, in this time of medical crisis is not supportive to him in any way at all.
you have your note. just wait till the dust settles then if anything happens at work when he returns see a lawyer.