Originally Posted by hindsight2020

Just throwing in post pandemic data points to refute the "target on your back thing", which seems dated. Ditto for calling out sick or using commuting clauses as a probie. Everybody heard from a guy, but nobody actually 1st hand knows anyone terminated. Everybody seems to be pretty emboldened with a "forgiveness over permission" approach these days, and it's largely working for them. Don't shoot the stenographer.