This is very long and detailed but I need some help
I work for a major retailer and was on an approved FMLA leave for 6 weeks. On second week I started getting threatening emails from my district manager stating that I had to return to work for a 3 hour class . I offered alternatives and was repeatedly told I needed to return early if I wanted to work. An HR director was cc'ed on the email chain that went over 2 days. I did not respond to the last threat as I needed to return to a hospital for 8 days. Four days after discharge the email chain continued with more threats and ultimatums again with HR cc'ed. Being that there was no correction or apology from manager or HR director I caved and returned after begging my doctor to release me. He initially refused. I was scared to lose my job.
My first day back I get all of my emails as they are locked when on medical. I notice a series of emails about misfills that occurred while on leave and an email containing a final written warning for the total number of misfills I accumulated. The rule is a final is given at 8. I had 3 for the year prior to going on leave and 4 were reported during leave. My DM calls pharmacy and advised me to fill out the final warning and fax it back to him. Problem is I only now have 7 misfills(including the 4 reported on leave). I point this out to DM and he is speechless on the phone. Says he will review it and get back to me. Upon further inspection I notice the final warning is sent out the morning of the day he started sending threatening emails to me on leave. The DM calls me back at pharmacy in the afternoon and states that he just emailed me the corrected write up. This time it has the required 8 needed for the written warning. I become very alarmed and defensive at this because it all appears to be nonsense. As if I'm not believing what DM is trying to do. I'm asked to sign it and fax it back to district office but I refuse to do so until I see the reports of the misfills. What normally happens is a report is generated after error is called in. It is then forwarded to DM and pharmacist gets an email. You then log into portal and fill out a QA form about error and you can view the report. I can't get into these errors because they have all been closed out by PIC. I advise that I'm not signing anything until I see what I'm being accused of and ask how could they have been closed out without my knowledge. I have no idea what they say. DM refuses to give me documents but calls back and reluctantly agrees but advises me not to take the documents out of the pharmacy as it would violate HIPPA. That we need to keep "patient information confidential". I have been doing this for 6 years and am not an idiot.
When I get the documents (I still cannot and have not seen what or how they were closed out by PIC) all of the misfills are based on hearsay. Everything on the hard copy matches everything on the label. System shows correct bottle scanned or correct NDC used. One of the prescription misfills actually does not exist in the computer under patients profile. I never scanned or QAed it with finger. The dose could not be distinguished between 10mg or 100mg. So I trashed label and left a note to call doctor as it was a Friday evening. PIC gets label and attached it to print out of hard copy and states the corrected dose and states I musfilled it.
I immediately call HR as it's abundantly obvious what is happening. DM calls me and ask when I will sign it and I advise I won't because of the issues I have with alleged misfills. HR advises me to have a meeting with DM and discuss issue but to be respectful and not accusatory. I call DM and send text but I am avoided over the next few weeks. On one call asking for a meeting DM states that "they occurred before your leave maybe that had something to do with it". I immediately shot back asking what he was trying to imply. During that time I review the documents and I discover the last misfill was actually called in on the day I returned from leave. This is three weeks after DM sent out final write up that did not meet the criteria. However the corrected write up is still dated the same day as the incorrect. Also the last misfill called in to meet criteria was also back dated to that same date. However the email I received that states I am the pharmacist responsible and to view the report was dated on the day I returned. Furthermore the email DM sends to me with all docs and corrected write up is timed 15 minutes after the system generated email to me about being the pharmacist responsible. The system sends out this email within 24 to 72 hours of a report being called in depending on whether it's a weekend or holiday. All of the other misfills called in during my leave all have system generated emails to my corp acct within 48 hours. The last report is also checked to escalate, it states patient is under 18 when they are not, and PIC also stated on report that the patient had not been contacted. Why not? So its obvious what they are doing. It's beyond insulting.
I finally get a meeting with DM and am terminated for a nonrelsted issue that DM blows out of proportion and bypasses normal disciplinary process. I hear nothing from HR. I get a separation notice three days later with reason for termination as (just one word). No details or dates are given regarding reason. It is signed by the DMs assistant and had NA in places that should contain dates and facts to back claim. It is mailed in a plain envelope that is hand written with noncorp letterhead. Additionally the envelope is stamped as being mailed from the post office closest to my home. It was not mailed from district office across town.
I know what they have done
I have all the documents and evidence
Have already spoken to attorneys and a few trusted former associates
I am ready to pull the trigger with one attorney who is eager
I have contacted the state board and they can be reported for unprofessional conduct
Before I proceed I wanted to get some feedback
I thank you if you read this long post but I tried to include only needed info
I am not interested in a lawsuit
I am concerned only about my license and reputation with having to start at a new organization after 6 years of hard work and dedication.
I'm angry that they put me in a position of liability with these claims
I honestly want an apology
I truly am devastated but most of all feel betrayed and shocked that this was done to me.
I work for a major retailer and was on an approved FMLA leave for 6 weeks. On second week I started getting threatening emails from my district manager stating that I had to return to work for a 3 hour class . I offered alternatives and was repeatedly told I needed to return early if I wanted to work. An HR director was cc'ed on the email chain that went over 2 days. I did not respond to the last threat as I needed to return to a hospital for 8 days. Four days after discharge the email chain continued with more threats and ultimatums again with HR cc'ed. Being that there was no correction or apology from manager or HR director I caved and returned after begging my doctor to release me. He initially refused. I was scared to lose my job.
My first day back I get all of my emails as they are locked when on medical. I notice a series of emails about misfills that occurred while on leave and an email containing a final written warning for the total number of misfills I accumulated. The rule is a final is given at 8. I had 3 for the year prior to going on leave and 4 were reported during leave. My DM calls pharmacy and advised me to fill out the final warning and fax it back to him. Problem is I only now have 7 misfills(including the 4 reported on leave). I point this out to DM and he is speechless on the phone. Says he will review it and get back to me. Upon further inspection I notice the final warning is sent out the morning of the day he started sending threatening emails to me on leave. The DM calls me back at pharmacy in the afternoon and states that he just emailed me the corrected write up. This time it has the required 8 needed for the written warning. I become very alarmed and defensive at this because it all appears to be nonsense. As if I'm not believing what DM is trying to do. I'm asked to sign it and fax it back to district office but I refuse to do so until I see the reports of the misfills. What normally happens is a report is generated after error is called in. It is then forwarded to DM and pharmacist gets an email. You then log into portal and fill out a QA form about error and you can view the report. I can't get into these errors because they have all been closed out by PIC. I advise that I'm not signing anything until I see what I'm being accused of and ask how could they have been closed out without my knowledge. I have no idea what they say. DM refuses to give me documents but calls back and reluctantly agrees but advises me not to take the documents out of the pharmacy as it would violate HIPPA. That we need to keep "patient information confidential". I have been doing this for 6 years and am not an idiot.
When I get the documents (I still cannot and have not seen what or how they were closed out by PIC) all of the misfills are based on hearsay. Everything on the hard copy matches everything on the label. System shows correct bottle scanned or correct NDC used. One of the prescription misfills actually does not exist in the computer under patients profile. I never scanned or QAed it with finger. The dose could not be distinguished between 10mg or 100mg. So I trashed label and left a note to call doctor as it was a Friday evening. PIC gets label and attached it to print out of hard copy and states the corrected dose and states I musfilled it.
I immediately call HR as it's abundantly obvious what is happening. DM calls me and ask when I will sign it and I advise I won't because of the issues I have with alleged misfills. HR advises me to have a meeting with DM and discuss issue but to be respectful and not accusatory. I call DM and send text but I am avoided over the next few weeks. On one call asking for a meeting DM states that "they occurred before your leave maybe that had something to do with it". I immediately shot back asking what he was trying to imply. During that time I review the documents and I discover the last misfill was actually called in on the day I returned from leave. This is three weeks after DM sent out final write up that did not meet the criteria. However the corrected write up is still dated the same day as the incorrect. Also the last misfill called in to meet criteria was also back dated to that same date. However the email I received that states I am the pharmacist responsible and to view the report was dated on the day I returned. Furthermore the email DM sends to me with all docs and corrected write up is timed 15 minutes after the system generated email to me about being the pharmacist responsible. The system sends out this email within 24 to 72 hours of a report being called in depending on whether it's a weekend or holiday. All of the other misfills called in during my leave all have system generated emails to my corp acct within 48 hours. The last report is also checked to escalate, it states patient is under 18 when they are not, and PIC also stated on report that the patient had not been contacted. Why not? So its obvious what they are doing. It's beyond insulting.
I finally get a meeting with DM and am terminated for a nonrelsted issue that DM blows out of proportion and bypasses normal disciplinary process. I hear nothing from HR. I get a separation notice three days later with reason for termination as (just one word). No details or dates are given regarding reason. It is signed by the DMs assistant and had NA in places that should contain dates and facts to back claim. It is mailed in a plain envelope that is hand written with noncorp letterhead. Additionally the envelope is stamped as being mailed from the post office closest to my home. It was not mailed from district office across town.
I know what they have done
I have all the documents and evidence
Have already spoken to attorneys and a few trusted former associates
I am ready to pull the trigger with one attorney who is eager
I have contacted the state board and they can be reported for unprofessional conduct
Before I proceed I wanted to get some feedback
I thank you if you read this long post but I tried to include only needed info
I am not interested in a lawsuit
I am concerned only about my license and reputation with having to start at a new organization after 6 years of hard work and dedication.
I'm angry that they put me in a position of liability with these claims
I honestly want an apology
I truly am devastated but most of all feel betrayed and shocked that this was done to me.
