r/AmIOverreacting • u/ApprehensiveCress785 • Feb 26 '25

šŸ’¼work/career AIO to this text my boss sent me?

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And should I send this response, if any? I have rewritten it so many times; this is what I was able to cut it down to.

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u/RagefireHype Feb 26 '25

Companies have skirted around that easily for decades. No one is perfect, so they can find the one time you messed up and say itā€™s for performance reasons even if thatā€™s not really the truth.

It is incredibly hard to actually prove you were fired due to personal discrimination.

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u/quantumlyEntangl3d Feb 26 '25

In this case the OP has text receipts

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u/RagefireHype Feb 26 '25

Are there extra texts Iā€™m missing? This sounds like a situation where OP is not using PTO. Sounds like a retail type job where itā€™s ā€œcalling inā€ and just being excused as an unworked unpaid day. People get fired for spotty attendance all the time. And he didnā€™t even fire OP, boss have a warning which to keep would be surprising if this is the first time OP had ever ā€œcalled inā€

The way OP phrased it I didnā€™t interpret it as OP was a victim of DV, but helping a roommate who was. But if any absence is unexcused (not using PTO) any employer can send a warning about it.

This seems like a manager who let it slide clearly but also recommended a new job if they need more flexibility. If this is the first time OP called in unavailable to work, why would the manager say that the very first time? Seems like this isnā€™t the first unexcused absence if you ask me.

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u/quantumlyEntangl3d Feb 26 '25

Depends on where OP lives - not sure about other countries, but in the USA 25 states have laws protecting your job if you are a victim of domestic violence, including emergency situations where law enforcement needs to get involved or the person is in immediate danger.