How I lost my job because of COVID

This is a story of how I lost my job on New Years.

To start of I was offered a promotion by my job at the time 2 weeks before Christmas Eve. I applied for a manager position that I ended up not not getting. I found out the news on Christmas Eve unfortunately, and that same day I got very sick. I had fallen asleep crying because I got the bad news and other stuff like backstabbing coworkers and friends.

After my cry to sleep I woke up to a giant wet puddle but it wasn’t because I had an accident you know? It’s because I cried for a very long time. So much so that it created a giant wet puddle on my bed. To top it off, that’s when I woke up and felt a super soar throat.

I went about my day after that long nap doing regular things like eating food and trying to cheer up for Christmas.

It was all fine untill I woke up even worse the next day. This time with a headache and other symptoms. I figured all will be well and it could just be a cold. I didn’t want to assume I had COVID since I had to get back to work in 2 days.

All of a sudden the symptoms were going away and I ended up going back to work but just in that time my symptoms came back and I ended up calling out on Wednesday morning because I could not get out of bed for the life of me. It seems the sickness eventually caught back up and worse than before. I soon found out it was COVID later on.

This is were it gets insteresting, and you won’t believe the actual reason I got fired at work. I call in that Wednesday morning around 7 am, and a kind lady answers the phone. She was one of the employees there ofcourse. I let her know that I am not feeling well and won’t be attending work that day or the rest of the week. She then replies to me saying that she will let everyone know, and hopes I get better soon. Most importantly, that I call again later that day to let a store manager know as well. I say “okay” and we hang up.

Everything seemed fine and then I fell asleep right after the call because I’m feeling quite weak. The entire day passed by and next thing you know I wake up at 5 pm. I had completely forgotten about the phone call I had to make, especially because I was so sick I couldn’t even focus.

I actually never called back, not for the next 3 days. I start feeling much better the fourth day and I call the store to give them an update. When I called I began saying “ Hello this is (my name) I am calling to let you know that I am feeling much b”. The store manager quickly interrupts me, and began to speak “ you haven’t called the store and talked to a store manager for the past four days so now you are suspended”. I told him “but I called that morning.” He then quickly says “you didn’t talk to a store manager, it’s policy.” Then I just said “okay”. Then he told me he would call me to update me on what corporate decides.

I waited every day for that call. I then was told after New Years finally that I was terminated. It means I can never work there again. Sad story really, i worked there 4 years and just like that. It just seems like things just keep getting worse for me, and nobody knows except you.

I will keep you posted every week about what happens next. We will see if happy endings really do come true. I believe all things happen for a reason. Anyway, thank you for reading my story. Much apreciated. Untill next time.