I need advice..

[kezzer]

I don't know if this is the right place to put this but I figured since it regards my career that I'd post it here. I don't know what to do about my job. I work in a grocery store. I was a part time front end supervisor until 4 months ago I got promoted to full time bakeshop. Well since then, I've been sick a lot, I've had bronchitus twice, both times really bad. I ended up in the clinic about 4-5 times because of it. And a week and a half ago I hurt my wrist there and now I'm sick again. Well Saturday I had a really bad day at work, I didn't have enough help and Friday there wasn't enough help to prepare for the bake for Saturday morning. Sunday I felt horrible, my whole body ached, throat hurt,c ouldn't breath, fever, etc. I told my boss I was going to leave early due to the fact I felt horrible. She went to the manager who came down basically telling me Saturday being so horrible was my fault and that my it's making my boss sick the amount of time that I call out and leave early due to my wrist and being sick. I haven't called out but maybe 4 times. I was sent home quite a few times due to wheezing and an uncontrollable hacking cough. I was out for 5 days the second time I got sick with a doctors note, which I don't believe counts as a call out. The doctor felt I was too sick to work. I left eary to go to the clinic for my wrist, which is my right seeing as I did it at work, on company time. Now my son has been up all night vomiting, and I can't sleep between him and worrying that if I call out tomorrow I'll lose my job. They don't care about anyones health or family, they just care that you're there and do your job. I realy can't afford to lose my job, but it's also not fair to myself to risk my health by working while I'm sick, or to my son, who wants his mommy to hold him, to leave him with a babysitter, or to the babysitter who has to deal with a vomiting child and worry about herself getting sick. I don't know what to do. I'm so stressed out right now.

[kezzer]

Well I told my manager today, that at the beginning of the year I want to go back to part time. My family means a heck of a lot more to me than a job. Besides, I'd only be making 25 cents less part time, the 25 cents really isn't worth my health.

[RoadRunner]

You beat me to it. I think you made the right decision. You posted while I was typing this.

It is hard on an employee when s/he is truly sick and cannot change the fact that s/he has to miss work. It is also hard for a company to balance the need to get the work done with being patient during the illnesses of its employees. Most companies are large enough to just shift responsibilities around temporarily. It sounds like your company either isn't that big or the management doesn't care. Unfortunately, sometimes the managers are just jerks.

I hope it works out for you.

[kezzer]

Exactly, I mean I understand that the work needs to be done. And when I'm not sick, I truly try my best.It just makes me so mad and frustrated that because of one bad day, that no matter who was there couldn't have been prevented without more help, everything was my fault. He even made a comment about something that happened an hour an a half after I left was because of me! What nerve! The company is huge,we just opened a whole bunch of new stores in NY and NJ. We've already got many in MA, RI and CT. They could have gotten some more help, with a bit of effort. At least as a part timer, they may not like the fact if you're sick but they at least accept it. There's a lot more leniancy with family matters, etc. And I can't bare to take away anymore from my family than I already have for this job.