I called in sick three days in a row, but was still made to come in to work. I was finally able to talk to Debbie, the store manager on the third day. When I did, she was very argumentative. The conversation ended with her telling me, "Fine then! Go Home!" Then she abrubptly hung up the phone.
My co-worker, Echo, was eating dinner with her husband (on the house). I proceeded to tell her that Debbie gave me permission to go home. My roomate, Mary, witnessed the phone call to my manager and the conversation with my co-worker.
Echo, my co-worker, asked me if a replacement was coming and I told her that Deb said she was coming, but told me to go home. I then made sure that it was ok that Echo and her husband were there. Echo said, "If she said go home, then I guess, go home!"
I replied, "Is that ok?"
Echo replied, "Yes."
I had given my two weeks notice of quit approximately 9 days prior to this incident. The next shift I came to, I was told by Deb that they did not need me. I said, "Oh, my two weeks are up then?" Deb said, "No, you're fired. You walked out."
I said, "No, I didn't. I came in for my shift and then was told to go home, by you." She then proceeded to tell me that I broke protocol. When I got my check, instead of receiving my regular wage of $6.50 per hour, I received $5.15 (minimum wage). I tried to fight it with Lynn Carter, the owner of Quiznos.
He said, "Go for it, call the Better Business Bureau! I've had a thousand employees like you. I know the law!"
Also, Deb and her daughter, Kelly, would have me do "man jobs" and would stand around joking about it while I was completing the jobs. My roomate, Mary, and other employess witnessed this.
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