at my first location I was cross trained and worked in either the bakery or drug/gm. Drug/gm was pretty layed back and if I had to call in bc of being sick it was never and issue. It wasn't continuous but once or twice. in the bakery, i was written up once for not calling in 2 hours ahead (which no one had ever told me before, but then again im sure i had to have read it somewhere.) I transfered locations bc it was closer to where I lived and I could walk to and from work. I am a college student, with out a car, so walking is my main mode of transportation. Thus my knees aren't always the best. Its never been much of a problem, but recently I've been to see the doctor and their isnt much they can do for a college student who can really afford to get xrays and such. any ways, I had to call in for the first time, I just condition in my department at my new location. I called in an hour ahead, bc I was hoping the pain would go away as I got up and about but it didnt. I work the 6am shift and thus when I called in non of the managers were there. I left a message with the associate who I spoke with, explained my situation and he said he'd mentioned it to someone when he saw them, but to make sure to call back around 7 bc thats when the managers would start to show up. So I took down his name, wrote everthing out, and I'm planning to call back. I just don't want to get into too much trouble bc I do really need this job. I'm a college student after all. But what more could I do, when I literally cant put too much pressure on my knee right now, let alone walk to work or around work. Can they fire me for this? I know I called in an hour vs 2 hours ahead of time, but even if I had called in right when I got up and the pain started, Its not like I would have gotten a hold of any manager.