Come on @Matalan surely you are better than this, been refused a refund for being 1 day out of returns policy when I explained I’ve been seriously unwell with food poisoning with hospital letters to prove it. So disappointing
My receptionist, Emily, lost her husband unexpectedly in a car accident. Our company policy allows for 3 days of bereavement leave. On day 4, she showed up, pale and shaking, trying to answer phones because she couldn't afford to lose her income. It was heartbreaking to watch. I put the 'Out to Lunch' sign up, locked the door, and sat her down. I told her, 'Go home. Take the month. Take two. Your salary will continue as if you are here 8 hours a day.' Grief doesn't have a 3-day expiration date.
If you force people to work through trauma, you break them. If you support them, they remember it forever.
Reality hit me today that the reason I probably can’t set my heart on an outfit is because the two people I wish to see it won’t
Grief is the biggest rollercoaster known to man