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Manager's shocking texts to woman unable to work due to critically ill son

A woman’s shocking exchange with her boss has gone viral due to the callous response she received after saying she couldn’t make work because of her seriously ill son.

Crystal Reynolds Fisher, from Michigan, took to Facebook to share the set of messages she sent 48 hours before her scheduled shift at a PS Food Mart convenience store after her 18-year-old son, Jason, was on life support with suspected cellulitis sepsis.

But after explaining her situation, her manager warned that if she didn’t show for her shift that she would be out of a job.

Ms Fisher couldn’t believe the response of her boss when she revealed her son was still critically ill. Source: Facebook/ Crystal Fisher
Ms Fisher couldn’t believe the response of her boss when she revealed her son was still critically ill. Source: Facebook/ Crystal Fisher

“If you can’t come to work, that’s you quitting,” her manager wrote.

“There’s no reason you can’t work and I will not tolerate drama.”

The mother tried to remonstrate with her employer, asking if they were in the same situation would they be able to work.

“Yes I would, I still have bills to pay… we don’t just get to come and go as we please at Folk Oil,” the manager responded, noting they had previously accommodated her previous requests for time off.

Jason remains in a critical condition in hospital. Source: WWMT
Jason remains in a critical condition in hospital. Source: WWMT
The manager who sent the texts to Ms Fisher has since been fired from the Michigan store. Source: WWMT
The manager who sent the texts to Ms Fisher has since been fired from the Michigan store. Source: WWMT

Her post on Saturday has since been shared on Facebook over 55,000 times and prompted a response from the company over the exchange.

“PS Food Mart and Folk Oil Company are in complete agreement that this is not acceptable,” they wrote on Facebook, confirming the incident was under investigation.

The chain later shared another post saying the manager at the store had been relieved of her duties at the company.

“The situation was handled improperly and without the compassion that we value as a company. For that, we are very sorry,” they wrote.

The post also gave its full backing to Ms Fisher, saying they understood her “difficult” situation and allowed het to take as much time off as she needed.

“This manager that talked to me the way she did had no compassion or sympathy at all and my son’s on life-support,” Ms Fisher told US television station WWMT.

“This is his life were talking about, he’s not just in the hospital sick, he’s on life-support.”