One time when I was working a coffee gig I went back to my hometown for the weekend to hang out with an old friend. While I was there I got a really bad sinus infection, pretty sure I had a fever and just generally felt like complete shit.
I explained to my manager that I was really sick and couldn't possibly drive back for my next shift/s. I continued to be pretty sick and my manager started hounding me right away to come back and in the end I decided I'd had enough and just ghosted them.
Funny thing is I got a job in the same place this coffee spot was and ended up running into them all the time, except my new job had far better management. No regrets. Solidarity with anyone doing the same. They fuck you any chance they can get, you owe them nothing.
One time when I was working a coffee gig I went back to my hometown for the weekend to hang out with an old friend. While I was there I got a really bad sinus infection, pretty sure I had a fever and just generally felt like complete shit.
I explained to my manager that I was really sick and couldn't possibly drive back for my next shift/s. I continued to be pretty sick and my manager started hounding me right away to come back and in the end I decided I'd had enough and just ghosted them.
Funny thing is I got a job in the same place this coffee spot was and ended up running into them all the time, except my new job had far better management. No regrets. Solidarity with anyone doing the same. They fuck you any chance they can get, you owe them nothing.
At-will employment, eh?