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I managed 1,5 weeks in new job. Then I went off sick. Tomorrow I will be looking after my little ones. I despair at this false start
Yes I know I am whining but I was so damaged by the UK& #39;s toxicity to illness/work that I am filled with panic still
In Sweden you won& #39;t get sacked for being home with your sick kids. And there is a huge tolerance for your own sickness
But I get The Fear whenever we get sick. Mixed up in this is the guilt and shame of it. Being sick means being weak.
In the UK where I worked we& #39;d get people coming in with colds, coughing and spluttering: TRUE HEROES
They would be fine in a few days
They would be fine in a few days
Me? With my astmatic lungs?
I& #39;d get absolutely fucked. Chest infections, antibiotics, off for 2 weeks.
Thanks guys
I& #39;d get absolutely fucked. Chest infections, antibiotics, off for 2 weeks.
Thanks guys
I& #39;d be referred to HR and get my wrists slapped. For the crime of being ill. Infected by my fuckwit colleagues
The worst bits were when other colleagues would comment on other people& #39;s absences. "Off again?!" *raised eyebrows*
They would help police and maintain the culture of shame about sickness
So I still feel the effects of this. Which is why on a Sunday I am dreading facing the music and telling my boss I won& #39;t be in tomorrow
