Heres my situation and im asking for help if i should even appeal...cont in comments So i woke up late and went to the wrong location I was meant to go to the following day and my coworker was there so we called my boss. I asked why he didn't call me he said not his job. We talked about how it is his job but OK. I helped her and then went to main hospital and after our talking I panicked and sent her a text saying if our sup asks I'm gonna tell him igot there at 5 cause if he knows it was 6 I'll get fired.  I wouldn't get fired I just didjt want her telling the other girls cause they're bullies. So here's the thing she took that text to hr and a week after I was pulled in and questioned with an HR guy I'm not a fan of and the supervisor I didn't want knowing I was late cause he tells everyone ur business and he doesn't do time cards. But here's the thing. We recently changed to keeping our own time cards with an app when off-site

This does sound like a complicated situation. If you're considering an appeal, you need to weigh a few things. What you described involves asking a coworker to cover for your lateness, which HR might consider dishonesty or attempting to falsify time records - even if you didn't actually follow through with it. For an appeal to succeed, you'd need to show either that: 1. The facts weren't accurately represented (if you didn't actually falsify your time) 2. The punishment was disproportionate to the offense 3. There were mitigating circumstances not considered If you decide to appeal, focus on factual information - like the new time card system that might have created confusion, your actual arrival time versus what was reported, and your work history prior to this incident. Consider whether there are witnesses or documentation that support your version of events. Also think about whether this was a one-time mistake or part of a pattern, as that can affect how an appeal might be viewed. Do you have an employee handbook that outlines the disciplinary process? That might help you understand if proper procedures were followed in your case.

. We recently changed to an app to keep our time. When working offside you just use the punch in button and your location on ur phone proving you are there allows you to clock in. My app didn't have that and the mobile app was a mess so I was encouraged to do it at main hospital. I was sent a message saying do your time I am about to submit it. I looked at my schedule and just put the time I was scheduled. It was an HOUR difference but her showing my text and not giving context about how I was scared of them treating me like shit bam...fired

Should I bother appealing? I loved my job I have been there for two years and that was my end goal. To be there. I would never risk my job for 20.57 I made in that hour. When I explained during the meeting out of nowhere he asks why I talked shit about my supervisor to this coworker and why it took me 40 mins to get there when it took 15 max. I explained I was helping her. He said he had someone who watched me sit in my car for 20 minutes but first said I was shit talking. It was hostile and I barely said a word other than I panicked when driving here that Dan would treat me like shit and tell everyone I was late I just had a meeting with my bosses for not being able to call in that i was late cause a huge storm put 3 trees down in my driveway. No biggie just spoke to them and also told them I've been having a hard time in my personal life lately and I hope they know how much I care about this job and I apologize if I seem off or anything. They thanked me and said they love having me and praised me. Now this hr guy is saying my performance is bad? It was an ambush. This girl also has taken 3 or 4 other people to HR and they have the union behind them saving them I didn't. We just started keeping our own time. I am trying to win the appeal by proving that termination was an extreme measure to take for an employee who was praised just days prior. Removing me from working offsite, different shift, and probationary period. I would have done ANYTHING to keep my job. And not only that but the girl got lucky that I was sent a message saying add your time and I did it based off my schedule not even thinking. Her job is to look them over see if there are discrepancies and to ask us before submitting. She didn't do that. Also if an employer doesn't hold everyone to the same standard or doesn't follow their own policy. We were sent an email saying they haven't been giving tarsies out but it's gotten so bad they might start. So they definitely pick and choose. Anyways that's all the details. The only thing left out is that I went to the HR guy crying because this one coworker was so cruel and he said it's not my fault people don't like you and asked me to leave. I was asking his advice on what to do if he could have us sit together and figure out the problem. He also showed up to drunk under a false name when he should've been working. Not breaking any health info laws I was told this by someone randomly a few days ago. OK anyways thanks guys. Am I wasting my time or not? I became a single mom to my two kids a week prior to losing my job so I need this money until I find a job