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Question. Is it a West coast thing or something to say "Calling off" and "Calling out" when talking about calling in sick? I've never heard that term used before. Here in Texas we just say "I called in sick."
at our property, so long as you call of 5 hours before the start of your shiftm we could care less WHY you did it...I doubt that they were LEGALLY able to fire you since you DID call off...but Itotally understand why they might have....I take a VERY dim view of people that are irresponsible enough to do that.
Unless you have a contract or are in an union, the employer can usually fire you for any reason they see fit as long as it is not due to race, being handicapped, etc. I think it is called "at will" employment. The employer is well within their rights to fire in this situation.
Unless you have a contract or are in an union, the employer can usually fire you for any reason they see fit as long as it is not due to race, being handicapped, etc. I think it is called "at will" employment. The employer is well within their rights to fire in this situation.
They have this in Arizona and it's called being a "right to work state." Basically if you want the Seahawks on Sunday and they want the Cardinals and you won't change your mind, they can fire
you. Don't believe me? Go get a job in southern Arizona and work it for a while and see what you think about it.
Question. Is it a West coast thing or something to say "Calling off" and "Calling out" when talking about calling in sick? I've never heard that term used before. Here in Texas we just say "I called in sick."
Really! Umm....whatever happened to just calling it calling in sick? Calling off? Who says that?
Yes, Nevada is an 'at will' state which simply means the employer can terminate you for any reason or no reason, except for the major discriminatory reasons like race, age, sex, religion, etc.
Not even LVD himself would make such a ridiculous post. I would (and have always done) have gone to work even if I was hungover or still mildly intoxicated. You do not deserve unemployment insurance, period. You need to find another job and be more responsible next time.
I totally agree with you LVD. There was nobody drunker than me wehn I was in my prime, but I ALWAYS showed up for work and if I had to, on the all-nighters I would go home at daylight, shower, shave, change clothes and go sleep in the office at the desk so the other drunks could wake me up ay 8am to start work. I learned this trick from one of the professional alcoholics I worked with.
There are two kinds of alcoholics....functioning - which are so pickled all the time their friends, family and co-workers can't tell how hammered they are and they show up for work and do their job like the normal guy and maintain a family. The non-functioning alcoholics are the ones that are visibly intoxicated. can't hold a job and can't keep a family together.
I am guessing the OP is a young person as an old drunk like me would NEVER admit something foolish like this. However, he *may* sadly qualify for UE since he did make the calloff time.
I used to work at a grocery store. Once I was sceduled off on Labor Day, so my wife and I went to a minor league baseball game that started at noon. I drank two beers at the game.
After I got home, my boss called and asked if I could come in and work a 6-11 shift. I agreed (needed the money), but was a little nervous about it.
As for the posters comments. I've worked third shift at restaurants and if his is anything like my experiences it would be wierd if you were sober at work third shift at a restaurant.
You must have worked at some really top notch establishments. Not.
Question. Is it a West coast thing or something to say "Calling off" and "Calling out" when talking about calling in sick? I've never heard that term used before. Here in Texas we just say "I called in sick."
It probably stems from the hospitality industry where if your shift is cancelled (due to lack of customers etc) you're "called off", so I guess it's just migrated to employees saying they're "calling off"
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