Post by Eclair on Sept 11, 2014 16:06:35 GMT -8
Please post any inspiring stories about people being treated with dignity and respect in the employer-employee relationships here.
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After seeing more than one article today about Daphne Richards being fired (well, demoted to a point where she'd be forced to quit) from her management job at a Chick-Fil-A, and then reading of another woman who was fired from her 12-year job at a doctor's office for having cancer (normally, a person can get unemployment when laid off, but then the person has to seek jobs as a qualification too, which someone in chemo and whatever else won't be doing), I was feeling incredibly disgusted with our country. From our own experience, we know these incidences aren't abnormal here, and the lack of a one-payer health care system ensures (despite Mambanocare) that the poorest and most needy won't get the care they need - or if they do, they will most likely file for bankruptcy (causing further financial harm) and suffer inhumane amounts of stress. Many have, and do, commit suicide over these issues (suicides by US veterans has become epidemic,for example, at about 22 per day).
But then I ran across this. The woman is very fortunate to work for a (unionized)school district, which didn't fire her for having cancer. And once she needed more financial help, co-workers came to her rescue.
Co-Workers Selflessly Donate 154 Sick Days To Teacher With Cancer, Help Ease Her Burden
When a beloved teacher fell ill, these generous colleagues turned to a creative program to chip in and help her when she needed it most.
Carol Clark, 56, a sixth-grade elementary school teacher from Cudahy, California, was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, MyFoxPhilly.com reported. Clark used up all the sick days she'd accumulated in her 17 years at Jaime Escalante Elementary School, as well as her vacation days, for doctor's appointments and chemotherapy treatments, according to the Los Angeles Times. Forced to miss more school, she started to lose her salary.
"I lost pay, I lost my medical benefits, I lost all that stuff," she told ABC7.
Her husband, Dave, a fellow teacher, decided to reach out for help, and left a sign-up sheet in the teacher's lounge for anyone to donate up to 20 sick days to Clark. News spread quickly and members of her district responded by donating a total of 154 sick days.
"I was pretty blown away," Clark told the LA Times. "It's an indescribable feeling. It increases your faith in humanity."
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After seeing more than one article today about Daphne Richards being fired (well, demoted to a point where she'd be forced to quit) from her management job at a Chick-Fil-A, and then reading of another woman who was fired from her 12-year job at a doctor's office for having cancer (normally, a person can get unemployment when laid off, but then the person has to seek jobs as a qualification too, which someone in chemo and whatever else won't be doing), I was feeling incredibly disgusted with our country. From our own experience, we know these incidences aren't abnormal here, and the lack of a one-payer health care system ensures (despite Mambanocare) that the poorest and most needy won't get the care they need - or if they do, they will most likely file for bankruptcy (causing further financial harm) and suffer inhumane amounts of stress. Many have, and do, commit suicide over these issues (suicides by US veterans has become epidemic,for example, at about 22 per day).
But then I ran across this. The woman is very fortunate to work for a (unionized)school district, which didn't fire her for having cancer. And once she needed more financial help, co-workers came to her rescue.
Co-Workers Selflessly Donate 154 Sick Days To Teacher With Cancer, Help Ease Her Burden
When a beloved teacher fell ill, these generous colleagues turned to a creative program to chip in and help her when she needed it most.
Carol Clark, 56, a sixth-grade elementary school teacher from Cudahy, California, was diagnosed with breast cancer last year, MyFoxPhilly.com reported. Clark used up all the sick days she'd accumulated in her 17 years at Jaime Escalante Elementary School, as well as her vacation days, for doctor's appointments and chemotherapy treatments, according to the Los Angeles Times. Forced to miss more school, she started to lose her salary.
"I lost pay, I lost my medical benefits, I lost all that stuff," she told ABC7.
Her husband, Dave, a fellow teacher, decided to reach out for help, and left a sign-up sheet in the teacher's lounge for anyone to donate up to 20 sick days to Clark. News spread quickly and members of her district responded by donating a total of 154 sick days.
"I was pretty blown away," Clark told the LA Times. "It's an indescribable feeling. It increases your faith in humanity."
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