so back in august, august 5th. 1 year to the day of me getting my Medical Recommendation and the anniversary of my Father's death.
i was working at grocery store, corporate. i woke up smoke a bowl like every other day. work or not. arrived to work an hour early, and rested my head for a good 15 minutes in the break room. the produce manager comes back and asks if i could help this women put up some signs, i say sure. (i'm tall - get asked to do it all the time)..after this woman abuses my time off the clock i then decide to go back to the break room where the meat manager and the produce manager are. meat manager says to me in a joking tone, "wow you look a little glossy eyed, smoke a big ole fatty this morning?" -mind you he has known that I smoked for MANY years. we joke all the time. i reply back to him. "well no, actually just a bowl" i was kind of mad, because really i was just tired as hell. so then the produce manager a female says "and he says it likes it's no big deal?" kind of in awe i suppose.
i think nothing much of it. i go punch in at 10am - start working.. 20 minutes later the boss comes up and tells me my case of molasses i ordered came in... (MIND YOU TO GROW POT WITH).. then tells me to turn off my light at my register. we go to the back to talk and the first thing he says is this, "i had two department managers tell me you smoked before work, is that true?"
i replied, "yes"
he then informed me that he would have to drive me home... there was some bullshit after that. in the parking lot i revealed i had my medical card and that everyday i ever came to work, interview, day he met me years before.. i was 98 percent sure to be stoned.
days went by then i had to take a piss test. i complied. though i admitted to the fact of it being in my system, LEGALLY. and even he agreed the test seemed redundant. so i went to the test. pissed. dirty of course. with pride.
2 weeks later i was "separated from employment"
EVEN AFTER being shown and then arguing about the prescription drugs policy which states that if you take any medications that would affect your performance in any way you would have to notify your managers.
1. cannabis only helped me work..my back issues started from working at that gawd awful place..but during this time i was top cashier. had a contest going on for most improved.. i couldn't participate because i was already at the top.
2. right to privacy motherfuckers... i'm sure the other people who are on their pills while at work aren't notifying their legal or illegal ones.
anyways... i'm poor and can't afford any lawyers.
i wanted to fight - but.. tbh i don't want the job back.. would just want to have others like me protected.
