Attendance
Every employer has an attendance policy, but the policy at AT&T screws everyone. Now, there are people who take advantage of the system and deserve to be fired. But others have legitimate reasons for an absence. This system of points is flawed on multiple levels. To break it down in lay terms, here is the policy.
- Don't get sick EVER
- Don't allow your family or friends to die
- Don't allow bad weather to stop you from driving to work
- Don't let your family get sick or have surgery. And of they do you cant be there
- Don't have kids (Refer to rule 4)
- At that, don't have a family or get pregnant
- Make sure you don't have any car problems
- Make sure if you or your family has a medical emergency, give 48 hours and use PDO.
- Don;t have a heart attack. But if you do make sure you die so your family will get your employer sponsored life insurance before they fire you for not being at work. (You think it is a joke?)
- Don't believe in God. Why do I say that? Ask the two former employees from Texas who sued AT&T and got paid $$$ for being discriminated against and leaving work for a religious event.
- If there is a tornado or hurricane (Or snow storm if you live in a cold area) you still have to go to work. They tell you that since you are a utility company employee, you are exempt from the emergency situations that require most everyone else to stay home.
Bottom line amounts to being at work no matter what. There have been people taken out of AT&T in ambulances that have been fired for leaving work early. It is true. These are not just rumors, they are factual stories.
There have been other cases of people being fired of going to a funeral of a family member. AT&T defines who family members are. So, if the parent or grandparent of your spouse dies, they do not qualify as your family and you will not be excused from work to go to their funeral.
Most employers can look past their attendance policy in certain cases, especially when it comes to life, death, and health situations. AT&T does not feel they have to be humane with their employees.
SHAME ON YOU AT&T
I am so sorry. Hoe CWA does something about it
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ReplyDeleteYes, this is definitely true. I dealt with this myself & it is one of the main reasons I just quit the company.
ReplyDeleteSo true...horrible companu to work for. The managers are so inhumane. They dont care abt nothing but numbers. I want them to mess with me...
ReplyDeleteI was written up for "failure to follow instructions" and "unsatisfactory attendance" because I missed 4 days in a year. I had a heart attack 2 months later and they tried to force me back to work 2 weeks out of the hospital.
ReplyDeleteDealing with this now. They could care less and its not just being absent but two or three minutes late as well. They don't take into consideration that some things are beyond your control. Their philosophy, have a backup to the backup to the backup. I don't know what kind of backup you can have to a car accident. They don't care though. You will be written up and placed on probation nearly a year and if within that time, you are ever late again, even by one minute, you WILL NOT HAVE A JOB!!
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