I went on 4 weeks of medical leave for surgery. I’m on week 3 rn. 3 days after my leave started, I learned it was an absolute shit show without me and work was piling up because there weren’t enough people to do the big tasks and the many tiny little things that I do. I get told on the daily by my two work besties that they can’t wait for me to come back because of how awful it has been without me. Apparently even the big boss was saying that my presence is missed and that I do so much more than he had realized. I just try to keep myself busy so boredom doesn’t kick in.
I asked for one and was laughed at and essentially told that management doesn’t intend for me to get any kind of meaningful raises or advancement. I’m browsing for new jobs.
Ask again when you get back, now that they know just how necessary you are. And if they still choose to say fuck you, don’t work as hard as you keep looking. After all, you’re still recovering 😉
This is the problem with the idea that we should always be giving 110%. Companies should have enough people to deal with staffing issues. Wtf are they going to do when you die? Just fold the company and fire everyone?
This is the lesson most fail to learn in their career: management will get by in the least amount of manpower required, and scrambling to keep all plates spinning just shows management you have the power to do so, even if you’re only doing it half assed because some wide tie says it needs done.
I learned a decade ago that going above and beyond makes ‘above and beyond’ your normal. I will regularly sandbag at work when necessary to allow tasks to build up (along with keeping my sanity as intact as reasonable) while still getting core tasks completed. Because running myself at my peak all day every day will make me start prepping my Hemingway retirement plan, and who wants that.
I’m also on sick leave.
The last friday I worked they told me I had to learn someone else’s job in the next week since she was going on vacation.
That is simply an impossible task.
And somehow they didn’t think of that before, since vacations are planned months before?
This is me at home knowing they have to deal with their own fuck ups:
I went on 4 weeks of medical leave for surgery. I’m on week 3 rn. 3 days after my leave started, I learned it was an absolute shit show without me and work was piling up because there weren’t enough people to do the big tasks and the many tiny little things that I do. I get told on the daily by my two work besties that they can’t wait for me to come back because of how awful it has been without me. Apparently even the big boss was saying that my presence is missed and that I do so much more than he had realized. I just try to keep myself busy so boredom doesn’t kick in.
Sounds like someone is due a raise 😅
I asked for one and was laughed at and essentially told that management doesn’t intend for me to get any kind of meaningful raises or advancement. I’m browsing for new jobs.
Ask again when you get back, now that they know just how necessary you are. And if they still choose to say fuck you, don’t work as hard as you keep looking. After all, you’re still recovering 😉
Exactly lol. I might also have gone into premature menopause because of my surgery, so I’m feeling absolutely awful and am in no mood for bullshit
From what I’ve heard about menopause is the reduced patience and tolerance for bullshit has uses
Good for you on leaving, and good luck with the search!
Thank you!
This is the problem with the idea that we should always be giving 110%. Companies should have enough people to deal with staffing issues. Wtf are they going to do when you die? Just fold the company and fire everyone?
Right? I don’t give 110%. I just do my job. I heard that we’re looking to hire another person because management finally realized we need it
This is the lesson most fail to learn in their career: management will get by in the least amount of manpower required, and scrambling to keep all plates spinning just shows management you have the power to do so, even if you’re only doing it half assed because some wide tie says it needs done.
I learned a decade ago that going above and beyond makes ‘above and beyond’ your normal. I will regularly sandbag at work when necessary to allow tasks to build up (along with keeping my sanity as intact as reasonable) while still getting core tasks completed. Because running myself at my peak all day every day will make me start prepping my Hemingway retirement plan, and who wants that.
I’m also on sick leave.
The last friday I worked they told me I had to learn someone else’s job in the next week since she was going on vacation.
That is simply an impossible task.
And somehow they didn’t think of that before, since vacations are planned months before?
This is me at home knowing they have to deal with their own fuck ups:
