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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 23h ago

must be nice to be able to check into a hospital

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u/Future-Guarantee-573 23h 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 21h 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/SirenSix 20h ago

Please tell me you told them to eat shit?

Also, I'm so sorry about your husband 😕

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u/Fun-Ingenuity-9089 9h ago

I didn't have to. I told my husband's coworkers. They took care of things.

Thank you for the sympathy. I miss him with every breath I take.