Jason remains in a critical condition in hospital. Photo / WWMT
Jason remains in a critical condition in hospital. Photo / WWMT
A convenience store manager has been fired after she sent "heartless" text messages to a mother who was unable work after her son was put on life support.
PS Food Mart employee Crystal Reynolds Fisher, of Michigan, shared the cruel texts she received from her boss on Facebook.
"So my son is on life support and I tell my boss 48 hours before I am to work again that I will not be able to work until my son is off life support and this is what she tells me!" Fisher wrote in the caption of the screenshots.
Ms Fisher couldn't believe the response of her boss when she revealed her son was still critically ill. Photo / Facebook / Crystal Fisher
Fisher revealed that her son, Jason, is believed to have cellulitis sepsis and was placed on life support on Saturday, the MailOnline reported.
In Fisher's first text to her boss, Dawn, she explained that once her son, Jason, starts to get better she'll let her know when she can come back to work.
Dawn replied: "That isn't how we do things, so I'll accept that you're quitting."
A shocked Fisher then asked how things are done and if she was being fired because of her son's condition.
"If you can't come to work that's you quitting," the manager wrote.
Jason remains in a critical condition in hospital. Photo / WWMT
"There is no reason you can't work and I will not tolerate drama. End of conversation. If you aren't there to work your shift tomorrow then I take that as you've quit," the manager wrote.
But Fisher fought back with her next reply and said: "This is not an eye doctors appointment or a dentist appointment, this is my child's life we are talking about. I never quit my job.
"Would you be able to go to work and function if your child was on life support?"
The manager then responded: "Yes I would, I still have bills to pay.
"We don't get to come and go as we please at Folk Oil. I have a store to run and that's my focus," the manager added.
Fisher's Facebook post has been shared more than 71,000 times, and since it went viral the manager has been fired.
Jason (pictured with his mother) is still on life support as he continues to recover from his illness.
On Sunday, PS Food Mart said the manager's actions were "not acceptable".
"We are investigating the situation and will make sure that it is resolved quickly and thoroughly.
"We have already been in contact with our employee and have communicated our support and assurance that she will be allowed any time off needed," the company said.
"We are sympathetic to anyone, especially our employees that have a loved one in the hospital," the company added.
On Monday morning, the company announced that the manager had been fired.
"The situation was handled improperly and without the compassion that we value as a company. For that, we are very sorry," the company wrote on Facebook.
"As a result of this finding, we took quick action and that manager is no longer employed by PS Food Mart.
"We have also reaffirmed to our employee that she will be able to take all the time off that she needs during this difficult period," the post read.
Fisher also said that she likes working for PS Food Mart (pictured) and has no ill feelings toward the company. Photo / WWMT
Thousands of Facebook users supported Fisher and many sent her son him well wishes.
Others were shocked by the text messages and called Fisher's former manager "inhuman" and "disgusting".
Fisher told WWMT that her son Jason, 18, was put on life support at CS Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arborbecause doctors believe he has cellulitis sepsis, but they're still unsure.
Fisher only had one thing to say to her former boss: "I pray for you, I pray for you. That's all I can say."
She also said that she likes working for PS Food Mart and has no ill feelings toward the company.
