Even less love for Ameristar
Posted by: Bluexiii in General Crossfiring, I call B..S., WTH?What little love I have for that company has now gone away…completely. Some of you might know that my step-mom, Cindy, passed away last week from cancer. The memorial for her is Monday evening. However, upon notifying the company of her wanting funeral leave, D.T. informed her that my step-mom is not covered by the company bereavement policy. So now, she is, for all intents and purposes, being penalized for attending the memorial Monday evening.
I’m still completely aghast of the callousness of Ameristar, but then again, I shouldn’t even be remotely surprised. For those of us who are out of there, all the better. However, for those of you who are still there, you have my complete sympathy.
UPDATE: Well, they gave Lisa the night off…but it isn’t gonna be covered under the bereavement policy all the same. Fortunately, it’s not gonna cost any money as she has to work Christmas Eve. I still think it’s a bunch of crap, as it still is an inlaw. If it SHE had a step parent, it WOULD be covered.
Jay
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December 21st, 2008 at 6:24 am
First, sorry to hear about the loss of your step-mother.
When Amanda’s Grandmother passed away, she went to Louisianna for the funeral and I stayed home on bereavement to take care of the kids. I was kinda suprised it was gonna be covered. I guess the issue excluding you guys is the “step” part of the step-parent-in-law.. Yeah it sucks about getting points for going to it.. but it is a no fault policy and the three points isn’t really a big deal. Not enough to worry about it, just go and don’t even think twice about it.. easier said than done though I guess. It counting as an “incident” is the only punishing part but when you gotta do something important like this, it doesn’t seem like you should worry about the minor consequences like that.