ElwoodBlues

I'm gonna Tarantino it right now. You got the end of the story, now we're just gonna go back in time a bit and I'll tell y'all why this happened.

So, I work in a factory in the town where I live. They produce pressure sensitive film. Or as normal people like to call it, sticky paper. I work in this factory as a part of their "Summer Help" program. They hire college students every summer to work in the factory just for the summer. Personally, I was working there because I had to save money to pay for my next semester at college.

Now, I worked in the packing department at this factory. My supervisor, Steve, is not too fond of me.

You see, Steve has a girlfriend, Sue. Sue works in my department. The same department which Steve is the supervisor of.

Now, Steve is about 45 if I remember correctly. And his girlfriend is 23. And I am 19. I've noticed recently that whenever I am near Steve and Sue at the same time, Steve acts a little weird towards me, and I almost get a vibe like he thinks I want to steal his girlfriend or something.

I remember one occasion where it seems like he thought I was looking down her shirt. The three of us were standing somewhere, and I was just kind of looking off in the distance. But I saw Steve look at me, then look at Sue's shirt, then look at me, then at her shirt, like he thought that was where I was looking.

And then suddenly the next week, with no warning, Steve brought me into his office and punished me, and said if my performance continues this way I will not be returning next summer, blah blah blah. And then he moved me to a different area. Still in his department, but not working with Sue.

So Steve doesn't like me.

Now, onto why I got fired. This tuesday night, I wasn't feeling well at work. I almost passed out on several occasions. So I went to Steve, and told him of this situation. He said to me...

"Go home and get some rest. Take care of yourself. And if you're still not feeling well tomorrow, go ahead and call in"

So I went home about halfway into the shift and got some rest.

The next day, Wednesday, I still wasn't feeling too hot. So I called in. When I called I actually talked to Steve, and he said "no problem, take care of yourself"

So when I got into work last night, Steve was waiting at the door for me, and asked me to go into his office. When I got in there, he informed me I was fired for my attendance. "2 Abscences in 9 weeks is just unacceptable"

So to re-iterate. He told me if I didn't feel well, to call in sick. So I did, and he fired me for it.

I've been pretty upset about this. This job was supposed to be my meal ticket for my college education this fall. Now I have no way to get a job quickly enough where I could make the money I need for my tuition and fees. And not to mention how completely unfair the terms of my termination were.

I'm in here looking for any advice that anyone can give. Anythng response is highly appreciated.

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