Take responsibility for your own behaviour. You're behaviour got your fired, no one else's. Of course you were in mourning, but at work, if you want to keep your job, suck it up and get the job done.
If you read most employee manuals, bereavement leave is only given for the death of a spouse or immediate family member. Most people have enough common sense to know that if a family member is dying, then it is their number one obligation to attend any services that are being held, otherwise you'll regret it. If it was only an old friend or ex-girlfriend/boyfriend, then no, giving leave at a job is not generally required.
A lot also depends on how long you'd been moping around at work. Was it a day, a week, a month, months? Most employers would give you a few days or even a week of bad behaviour before they fired you over something like this. Maybe your awareness of what is acceptable behaviour at work is not as sharp as it should be.
Anyway, I'm sorry for your loss. Hopefully, you are able to get past this incident. Clinging to blame will only draw out your misery.
Can you hold someone responsible for your failure if this happens?
← View full post
Take responsibility for your own behaviour. You're behaviour got your fired, no one else's. Of course you were in mourning, but at work, if you want to keep your job, suck it up and get the job done.
If you read most employee manuals, bereavement leave is only given for the death of a spouse or immediate family member. Most people have enough common sense to know that if a family member is dying, then it is their number one obligation to attend any services that are being held, otherwise you'll regret it. If it was only an old friend or ex-girlfriend/boyfriend, then no, giving leave at a job is not generally required.
A lot also depends on how long you'd been moping around at work. Was it a day, a week, a month, months? Most employers would give you a few days or even a week of bad behaviour before they fired you over something like this. Maybe your awareness of what is acceptable behaviour at work is not as sharp as it should be.
Anyway, I'm sorry for your loss. Hopefully, you are able to get past this incident. Clinging to blame will only draw out your misery.