Firing employees who refuses to come into work.

[Lizzly]

I told my boss 2 months in advance that I start School in January so she could find someone to work on the days I wanted off. She's said she works around people's schedule who goes to school. There is a big problem with people refusing to pull double shift so only a selective few works double shifts. At the last meeting, the boss said anyone who calls in or comes in late or refused to work when needed gets a point and after 5 points you're fired. The person who calls in sick goes to the top of the list and will be the first one to be call when someone needs to be replaced. My question is can they really fire you for refusing to work for someone? They make ridiculous rules! Once an employee's family member died so he got a point for missing a day of work. I don't see how they can do this. I'll take a point for refusing to work because I need time off to study for school. I pull my share of doubles and fed up with all the bull that comes with the CNA job. Most of the girls are lazy and the majority of the work gets done by me, a whole different problem. I keep my head held high knowing this job isn't permanent and ill move on to better things.

[daisy-mae]

What about a rotary dial phone? *giggle*

I remember those phones. No caller ID back then.

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

I remember those phones. No caller ID back then.

But do you remember party lines?

[morte, LPN, LVN]

yes, Ruby...I do....lol

But do you remember party lines?

[mstearns09]

I remember those phones. No caller ID back then.

My dad still has one in his basement. It's a lovely avocado green.

[Hygiene Queen]

My dad still has one in his basement. It's a lovely avocado green.

Up to 2009, we had a table rotary dial phone in that strange fleshy pink color. It had been in the family for, probably, 40+ years. Anyway, I taught the kids how to use it and they thought it was a hoot!

Dialing out takes forever.

In an emergency, you'd be dead before the final "1" goes around.

[PTKChic]

I don't miss working as a CNA when I remember things like the OP is mentioning. My coworkers and I brought up similar questions about whether the point system is all that fair. Unfortunately, I believe that we were told that, indeed, it was fair. More often than not, the nursing assistant field is pooled with many people looking for a paycheck and not a job. With these types of unreliable people muddying the waters, it leads administration to rely on such systems as the point system.