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Discipline and Punishment

As I have previously discussed in another blog post, I used to work as a lifeguard for a park district back in my home town. One Saturday, I was watching my little brother play basketball for a league that was run through the same park district. About thirty minutes into the game, one of my managers found me and gave me a piece of paper with a number to call immediately. Upon calling, I heard my boss on the other side. I was informed that I was scheduled to work at that time and that I should get there as soon as possible if I wanted to keep my job. I got there as fast as I could and worked the remainder of the shift. At the next in-service, I was pulled aside and talked to by my boss. She spoke to me in a calm demeanor and told me that this was unacceptable since if they did not have enough lifeguards, they can not open the pool. She also told me that if there was not someone who could stay past the previous shift, she would have fired me; however, since this was my first offense, she...