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I recently started working at Target after finding myself unemployed due to the pandemic (anyone else?) Anyhow, I just recently found out about the 90 day probation period. (Had to google it—no one explained it to me.) I’m wondering if the waived attendance policy would have any effect on one’s end of probation determination.
So here’s the thing... I’ve fallen ill a couple of times since starting work and have had to call out. I was told in orientation that one way in which Target was responding to the pandemic was by waiving the attendance policy and encouraging employees to stay home when sick. That being said, I was later confronted by my team lead and warned not to make a habit of calling out sick, especially since I’m still within the 90-day probationary period. This was the first time I’d heard of this policy. Any thoughts on this? It’s just a bit confusing when I’m told one thing and then the opposite. Can I really be fired for calling in sick? And during the pandemic?
So here’s the thing... I’ve fallen ill a couple of times since starting work and have had to call out. I was told in orientation that one way in which Target was responding to the pandemic was by waiving the attendance policy and encouraging employees to stay home when sick. That being said, I was later confronted by my team lead and warned not to make a habit of calling out sick, especially since I’m still within the 90-day probationary period. This was the first time I’d heard of this policy. Any thoughts on this? It’s just a bit confusing when I’m told one thing and then the opposite. Can I really be fired for calling in sick? And during the pandemic?