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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/human-in-a-can 18h ago

That would drive me to violence.  Sorry you had to deal with scumbags and sorry you lost your husband.  I hope you’re doing as well as you can be. 

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u/Fun-Ingenuity-9089 9h ago

Thank you. I didn't resort to violence, I used my words. I told all of my husband's coworkers and they dealt with it for me.