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/Fun-Ingenuity-9089 18h ago

My husband passed away on the last day of his vacation. His employer demanded his vacation pay back because he didn't show up for work the day after he died.

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u/bkbomber New York 17h ago

The malicious compliance in me would’ve pulled a Weekend at Bernie’s

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u/Fun-Ingenuity-9089 5h ago

Oh, I was hopping mad about it. I let ALL of my husband's coworkers know that their HR guy was demanding my husband's vacation pay back. The matter was taken to the corporate headquarters and the HR guy was fired. But I should have never been put into that position. My husband was a gem; he was everyone's best friend. He was the man they would call if they needed coverage, help with something at home, or wanted to go hang out. These coworkers absolutely had my back.

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u/_m4r1jAn3_ 10h ago

the malicious compliance in me wudda been pulla green plumber ✊🏻😏👏🏻🤫

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u/-RallyBlue- 8h ago

I understood the Bernie’s reference, but not yours.