Can you believe this cr*p???

[KaroSnowQueen]

My grandfather died unexpectedly Thursday. My grandmother was out of town, and I was notified at work. I left work to go find my grandmother and tend to all the funeral things for her, as I knew she would be too freaked out to do so. (And I was right, all she said was "You decide, Sissy.")

I called my boss to tell her I was leaving work Thursday. Called her again Friday to call in for today Monday, since the funeral was today. Called again Friday afternoon to make sure they got the message off of voicemail.

THE VERY SAME staffing person I talked to every time called me on my cell phone today asking me to come to work this afternoon???!!

Hello, wouldn't you think "off for funeral leave" by my name would give her a clue? It was bad enough they are too cheap to send a flower or even a freakin' card, but to call me to work??????

I had left my purse on a chair in the funeral home, and my sister answered my ringing phone and told them our grandfather's funeral was in half an hour and not to expect me to work today AT ALL!!!!!!!!

I am ready to go wait tables and tell them to kiss my foot!!!!!!

[Edward,IL]

Once, while doing a private duty home care case, I called my NM and told her that my mother had passed and I would need to be out of town for a week (I was obviously crying as I spoke). Her rude response was "Well I'm not going to be able to find anybody to cover your off days..." The patient's mother grabbed the phone out of my hand and chewed her out for me.

I love my patient's! No one else will stand up for us.

Edward, IL

[wif411]

I hope that when you go back to work you shower them with kindness. Then in a cople of months--after you cool off and grieve some---tell them it was hurtful that their compassion was on such short supply the day they called you.

In the meantime, I pray for you and your family. And if you can find it in your heart pray for the one that called you. That maye they will not do the next employee like that.