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vaxjediI'm late for work again. And one step closer to losing my job.
You see, our company has 'attendence points'. I think a lot of tech support companies have 'em. 1 point if you call in sick (if you call in sick for multiple days and get a doctor's note, they call count as one point), half a point if you are late, even 6 minutes late. Points go away after 6 months.
I'm at 6 attendence points (well, 6.5 now). At 5, you get a verbal warning (gotten that). At 6, you get a written warning (got that). At 7, you get a final warning. At 8, they fire you. I've managed to be late enough in the last six months (and 1 or two sick days) that I've built up points. None go away until the end of November.
I was doing really well. But this last month, I've been late three times.
*sigh* So if I am late three more times in the next month, or sick for two days, I am fired. Even at the end of November, I only lose 1.5 points. 5 points still puts me in a probationary period.
I really can't lose this job. The industry sucks for jobs lately, and Im really bad at interviewing. And we aren't making ends meet with how much I'm making now - a job for less money (likely) won't cover enough.
*sigh* I'm so fucking tired all of the time again. I finally got some things worked out in my head and now, I don't have any energy to fix anything or enjoy them.
I can't sleep right anymore. Every sound keeps me awake. The baby brushing up against me in bed makes me flinch. And my ears hurt most of the time. There is a constant ringing in my ears that never goes away now. And I keep having to ask people to repeat things. But I have about $500 of medical bills I can't pay already... I can't afford any more trips to the doctor, especially with Christmas coming up.
*sighgrumblegrumble* I should be at work by now. I need to get there as soon as possible, even though I've already gotten my attendence point. Every minute I'm not at work is a minute I don't get paid for and puts us in the hole farther.... Well, I'm off. So to speak.
You see, our company has 'attendence points'. I think a lot of tech support companies have 'em. 1 point if you call in sick (if you call in sick for multiple days and get a doctor's note, they call count as one point), half a point if you are late, even 6 minutes late. Points go away after 6 months.
I'm at 6 attendence points (well, 6.5 now). At 5, you get a verbal warning (gotten that). At 6, you get a written warning (got that). At 7, you get a final warning. At 8, they fire you. I've managed to be late enough in the last six months (and 1 or two sick days) that I've built up points. None go away until the end of November.
I was doing really well. But this last month, I've been late three times.
*sigh* So if I am late three more times in the next month, or sick for two days, I am fired. Even at the end of November, I only lose 1.5 points. 5 points still puts me in a probationary period.
I really can't lose this job. The industry sucks for jobs lately, and Im really bad at interviewing. And we aren't making ends meet with how much I'm making now - a job for less money (likely) won't cover enough.
*sigh* I'm so fucking tired all of the time again. I finally got some things worked out in my head and now, I don't have any energy to fix anything or enjoy them.
I can't sleep right anymore. Every sound keeps me awake. The baby brushing up against me in bed makes me flinch. And my ears hurt most of the time. There is a constant ringing in my ears that never goes away now. And I keep having to ask people to repeat things. But I have about $500 of medical bills I can't pay already... I can't afford any more trips to the doctor, especially with Christmas coming up.
*sighgrumblegrumble* I should be at work by now. I need to get there as soon as possible, even though I've already gotten my attendence point. Every minute I'm not at work is a minute I don't get paid for and puts us in the hole farther.... Well, I'm off. So to speak.
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Date: 2002-10-25 07:01 am (UTC)For the record, this is the first time I've ever heard of a formal system like "attendance points." If my company had that system, I'd been fired long ago.
in empathy
Date: 2002-10-25 07:06 pm (UTC)In any case, I know somewhere who may be hiring, JIC.