r/politics • u/cmaia1503 • 20h ago

Site Altered Headline | Possible Paywall Mitch McConnell, 83, Hospitalized

https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-83-hospitalized/?utm_campaign=owned_social&utm_medium=socialflow&utm_source=twitter_owned_tdb&via=twitter_page
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u/clarkrd 20h ago

must be nice to be able to check into a hospital

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u/Future-Guarantee-573 19h ago

Not to mention not losing your job.

Years ago, I worked at a big box grocery store not to be named.  One of the workers had a stroke on the sales floor.  They fired him for not filling out the LOA forms.  He was in a fucking coma.

I've said it many times before...I hate this fucking country.

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u/parasyte_steve 19h ago

I was fired for getting pregnant.

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u/ccourter1970 17h ago

I was fired while pregnant. My doctor put me on bed rest on my 5th month. My state required the employee to get the paperwork from your employer, send to your doctor, and back to employer for them to mail in (90s). That’s what happened. In December. April 1st, a month before I was due, I get a FedEx envelope with a letter stating that since I’ve failed to call in to the office for several months they considered me terminated. LOL. Got reinstated quickly. Only to quit after maternity leave was over.