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<blockquote data-quote="brownIEman" data-source="post: 432786" data-attributes="member: 14596"><p>First off, I am very sorry for your loss, and I wish you and your family the best in your time of grief.</p><p> </p><p>As to your question, you are in a tough spot due to being pre seniority. My advice is to approach your management in the same straight forward honest tone you used with this post. Be completely open and honest with them. They are human beings, I would guess something can be worked out. I know it was for me when I had a prior commitment during my pre-seniority days long ago.</p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately, much of it will depend on the relationship you have managed to build with your immediate management. Even more unfortunately, much may also depend on the actions of those who have come before you in that opperation, over which you of course have no control. If management there has been burned in the past by people giving bogus stories to get out of working, they may be less likely to be understanding. Saddly, yes, sometimes people make up stories like this to get out of work. I know of a driver who regularly claims illness on the part of a parent when he comes in and has a heavy planned day or a finds he is scheduled to have a management rider. I was also involved with an hourly who called in due to the death of his child, only to meet his ex-wife later who was related to a goof friend of mine, and was told that the child was alive and well without so much as a cold. Monstrous, but it happens.</p><p> </p><p>Even in just 3 weeks, hopefully your management team will have an idea of your sincerity and will be willing to work with you in this difficult time. Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brownIEman, post: 432786, member: 14596"] First off, I am very sorry for your loss, and I wish you and your family the best in your time of grief. As to your question, you are in a tough spot due to being pre seniority. My advice is to approach your management in the same straight forward honest tone you used with this post. Be completely open and honest with them. They are human beings, I would guess something can be worked out. I know it was for me when I had a prior commitment during my pre-seniority days long ago. Unfortunately, much of it will depend on the relationship you have managed to build with your immediate management. Even more unfortunately, much may also depend on the actions of those who have come before you in that opperation, over which you of course have no control. If management there has been burned in the past by people giving bogus stories to get out of working, they may be less likely to be understanding. Saddly, yes, sometimes people make up stories like this to get out of work. I know of a driver who regularly claims illness on the part of a parent when he comes in and has a heavy planned day or a finds he is scheduled to have a management rider. I was also involved with an hourly who called in due to the death of his child, only to meet his ex-wife later who was related to a goof friend of mine, and was told that the child was alive and well without so much as a cold. Monstrous, but it happens. Even in just 3 weeks, hopefully your management team will have an idea of your sincerity and will be willing to work with you in this difficult time. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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