Carl Sorabella was an employee for Haynes Management, a real estate company in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts, for 14 years. He was a hard working employee that showed up early and left late. He even received a raise recently.
However he was fired after he told his employer that his wife has terminal lung cancer. When he notified his boss he did not ask for anything obscure, but only for something completely reasonable; all he wanted was to modify his schedule to work in the evenings and weekends so he could be there for his wife during her treatments. This truly sickens me. Carl didn’t ask for a raise to pay the medical bills, to be excused from some of his responsibilities or even for time off. He simply wanted to to be there for his wife in her last moments, still ensuring he would continue to complete his work.
Employees such as Mr. Sorabella are assets to a company and should be rewarded for their hard work and dedication. At the very least Carl should of been allowed to take time off. In my opinion, illness will never be justified terms for termination.