After 4 years with this employer, I was dismissed for the reason of attendance. I had to drive my disabled wife to and from her medical appointments twice a week. I made up that time by working after hours until a change of management. Since I was not a customer-facing employee and the facility was open until 9 pm. The replacement manager requested a medical note/excuse for each of these instances when he knew of my wife's condition. I had some difficulty due to the fact that my wife's doctor wasn't readily available due to his being an on-call physician.
What started out to be a considerate understanding employer, devolved into a bureaucratic nightmare, I used my PTO until it was depleted, and then had to take unpaid time off to facilitate the time afterward.
The manager, whom I had recommended for him to be promoted seemed to have forgotten the history of my need to be absent although I always made up for it. Pomeroy had/has no sick time or medical leave in place. read more