My coworkers are so frequently absent, that a manager gave us a very strict ultimatum, and I feel that it isn't fair because I've never been absent nor arrived late...
So I work in a factory, and there are several different areas where people assemble plastic parts. In the area where I work, there are 7 people including me. The attendance of 5 of those people is abysmal, as they are absent at least once a week, often more. One coworker (let's call her Nancy) has only missed two days in the last three months, and I've never been late nor missed a day or work.
Also, Nancy and I are the only ones who can reach the daily quota of all the different plastic parts that we have to assemble. Two coworkers are aging women who can't realistically do it, and the others are kind of lazy, so they get assigned the easiest parts to assemble, if they for some reason have to work with the more difficult parts, they perform pretty poorly. I feel that this point is important because of what happened next:
Today one coworker was absent yet another time, so our manager gave us an ultimatum: any absense without a medical prescription would mean a 7 day suspension. Also, from now on cellphones are prohibited on our work-tables, and we are not allowed to wear caps.
I feel that Nancy and I being subjected to the same ultimatum is unfair. Everyone uses their cellphone from time to time at their work-tables, and I wear a cap sometimes, but why the others being so frequently absent made the ultimatum also apply to people who are not chronically absent? If for some reason I can't come to work, (not because a medical situation) am I going to be suspended 7 days, despite a perfect attendance record and performance?
Tomorrow we'll have a meeting about this issue with our manager, and I'm pondering what to say. What would you say if you were in my situation?