I'm Pissed and need to vent

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone

Yep...forgive the language...but I'm really pissed. You know I have

been working for this company heading now almost 6 years. I was

hired " salaried " . I work on the average of 50 to 55 hours a week. I

normally am not sick...have only missed one day due to illness I

think in two or three years.

Sure I have doctor appts...however I still am able to put in " over "

40 hours a week.

Now listen to this. Last Friday I came into work around my normal

time...either 6:30 to 6:45 AM...I left work around 9:20 AM because I

had to go out to the military base which is 80 plus miles away from

where my job is. This is a must in order for me to be allowed to

receive medication and other medical needs when and if I drop the

health program from my employer. Keep in mind my medication costs

even with a perscription card is costing close and sometimes over

$300 a month. With my new privilidges that cost is zero.

Now the reason I'm so pissed is I was charged 6 hours vacation time

for taking that time off. I don't think this is right since I do

work more than a normal 40 hours and I have never worked for a place

that if one is salaried they charge for time off when so much time

is put in. I gave up being hourly when I first came here giving up

$7,000 a year. Now what do you think I should do about this one?

I am also being pushed to get a second opinion regarding RP since it

does not show up in blood work. I have no problems with this

either, but won't go to a Rheumy who knows Jack about it.

Do you think I have an EEO case against the company I am working for

or what???

Hugs

Sharyn

PS...Thanks for hearing me out

[Guest guest]

Actually, you can not be " charged " for vacation hours for a partial

day missed. It would be different if you had missed the entire day.

You can contact your labor and industries office for your state if

you want to verify that.

>

> Sure I have doctor appts...however I still am able to put in " over "

> 40 hours a week.

>

> Now listen to this. Last Friday I came into work around my normal

> time...either 6:30 to 6:45 AM...I left work around 9:20 AM because

I

> had to go out to the military base which is 80 plus miles away from

> where my job is.