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My son told me this today

His work just hired a new guy and the new guy didn't turn up for his first shift.

A few days later, the guy calls and apologizes for being a no show, but says his dad committed suicide in front of his entire family and he was just not even in a place to work.

My son said the boss asked him "for proof".

😬

Like what did he want? Photos?

Welcome to late stage capitalism where your minimum wage boss requires proof of an extremely horrific event to excuse an absence.
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Omg…
I know that sometimes people "kill off" family members (grandma died, aunt died, etc.) to get time off.
But that sounds highly unlikely here. Poor guy.
After something like this, I probably wouldn’t want to work there anymore. Bring in a copy of the death certificate—and then quit. 😞