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Take that PTO! We are all replaceable so don't overwork yourself. Rest and take care of yourself.
You need to get over that! This is coming from someone who once fainted in the shower and still went to work
Please don't. Take good care of yourself and don't make your work the center of your life. We are humans and it is totally normal to get sick so we could all slow down sometimes.
I have so much anxiety about it, and I don't even know why! Like I know it's not that deep and I still get nervous about it
I feel the same way. I really need to build up the courage to make that call! I sit there for a while just staring at my phone, considering my options.
I learned to keep it short and simple. My anxiety always pushed me to over explain and milk it but...it really ain't their business. I would pick up the phone, say "I can't come in today/ I'm not feeling well. Let me know if you need me to email you the request for the day off" and hang up. 😂
While I don't always feel physically bad due to my depression, I do constantly feel mentally ill. I simply feel like I can't take being in public at times. Anyone who experiences the same situation, please know that it's a completely valid reason for taking a time off
YES. Mental illness is just as justified and validated. Those who know, know!
I got divorced at 8am and went to work later that day, because I didn’t think it was a big enough reason to call off. I just celebrated my 9 year anniversary with this company and no one remembered unless they saw it online when I posted about it. I also have severe anxiety and some ptsd for situations that I’ve been put through, for this job, situations that are no longer remembered by anyone but me, and these “major” situations have zero importance today. You know what I do now? Not give a single fuck about calling off. Even if you’re valued, you’re a very small, replaceable part of that company. Take your sick days when you need them.
Despite the fact that I have never called in sick when I wasn't genuinely ill, I constantly worry that they would assume I am lying. My employer shaking his head after the conversation, probably thinking I'm just a slacker trying to get a day off to watch a movie or something, is all I can picture in my thoughts.
Even though I'm not doing anything wrong, I can already feel my coworkers and supervisors' disdain from a great distance away. Is it perhaps my people-pleasing tendencies?
When I first started working, I thought this way, but now I see it from the standpoint that if I'm sick and don't come into the office, I'm not making everyone else sick.
I feel lucky to work with other managers who can step up if I need to be out. I just had covid and while it felt weird to take off the entire work week, real rest was absolutely essential to recovering quickly.