Would you risk your job to attend a funeral? - Page 2

no matter where I worked I always got bereavement. EVEN when I worked at a grocery store. 

First I would ask and if they game me flak, I would offer to take it without pay.  Then If I asked and they told me no, I would "suddenly" become "very sick" and have to leave.  You know, emotional stress and all that.   They can't fire you for medical reasons, can they?  For a grandfather - they can stuff it, I'd go if it were a grocery store and then I'd return the next day.  Sure I might get fired, but I'd go higher up Aldi and make a scene about it (think the news).  I'd probably have a job at another Aldi or somewhere else before I came back from that funeral.

Now if you in a position that you can't be replaced, and understand that when you take the job, I guess that's another story.  But generally those positions you get bereavement time.

I would have went...

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Originally Posted by calimari 

I have never worked anywhere that such a thing would happen. I get 3 days leave for a funeral at work, and when my mom died, I took 2 weeks & they didn't say a word.

 

One time, in college, I worked retail. They wouldn't let me go early on Xmas eve. The other girl was willing to take my shift, but Xmas eve was when my family celebrated. Not Xmas day. So, I quit my job at 2pm or so on Xmas eve and walked out. They hired me back in January.

Exactly.  I remember when my grandfather died, he is considered my 'immediate family' so I was given 3 days bereavment with no question.  Same when my grandmother died.  When my grandfather died I took the 3 days, but after my grandmother died, I think I only took off the day of the funeral.  With both cases, I was able to prove it all with the printed obituary that had my name listed as a grandchild.

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Originally Posted by Diane 

So I haven't seen the cashier since and there is now a help wanted sign out front advertising for a cashier...

That is really sad.  Its too bad we don't know the rest of the story (like is she a regular caller outer? LOL) but if they fired her for just going to her own grandfather's funeral, thats just pathetic.

It would depend on who the funeral was for really. When I was in 7th grade the stupid school tried to call my going to my mothers funeral and a few months later my grandfathers funeral unexcused. Between the 2 they were going to make me repeat the semester. My dad raised holy hell and went all the way to the school board over that one. How stupid and insane. A 12 yr old buries her mom and it is unexcused??????? I had a job demand a signed letter on letterhead from a funeral home for a family funeral once. I was still a minor and I didn't have a choice in going, it was my dads sibling. So stupid.

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Originally Posted by aliadam 


I can't imagine a school system doing that frankly. My kids grandmother and grandfather died only a month apart (my DH's parents). The school was nothing but wonderful about it.

It was messed up to say the least. We had a lot of stupid problems like that. My first day back after burying my mom we had to watch Brians song in health class. My mom died of cancer. I was still very raw with emotion. I asked to be excused. Teacher insisted I watch the stupid thing. I ended up running from class and hiding in the condemned bathroom (yes, we had one of those) fro the rest of the day. Earned me a saturday class which my father got overturned. School had issues.