Comments | arundel: Up Yours, Kroger Co.

arundel

Up Yours, Kroger Co.

Aug 20, 2006 15:10

Fuck Kroger, after throwing up, coughing all day long, and nearly six hours of rest, I'm using a second fucking sick day. I can barely even stand up. Not to mention I can't even tell you how illegal to have someone visibly sick and coughing in a department that deals with fresh meat and blades.

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joiefilled August 20 2006, 22:24:35 UTC

I had a friend in food services who got a bloody nose once while working on food, and they didn't send him home. Also, when I worked at Ross and got sick and was throwing up at work (while I was cashiering) they told I could "make it through." The workplace is the enemy of poor health.

joiefilled August 20 2006, 22:24:57 UTC

Oh, also, feel better. :(

moojew August 21 2006, 03:07:28 UTC

It's not illegal to ask a worker to keep working, no matter how sick they are, if not working with food.

Unethical, maybe, but not illegal.

joiefilled August 21 2006, 03:57:34 UTC

I wasn't saying it's illegal, just that it's shitty.

starlazer0 August 20 2006, 22:42:09 UTC

dood, take care of yourself!

adaelise August 21 2006, 20:45:49 UTC

Your stomach is getting a much needed ass kicking. It will make you stronger, I say!

cathmac August 25 2006, 20:58:44 UTC

yeah, and the fucked up thing about food service is when you try to call in sick (be it with the flu or whatever) they tell you you have to come in regardless. at starbucks, they make you cover your own shift, and if you can't, you have to come in, and if they (your replacement) don't come in, you get in trouble.
that's the f'd up thing about food service, they're all that way. people came in puking.