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Harassed at work because of healthFrom: Kathy (anonymous@obgyn.net)Fri Sep 26 11:02:32 2008
Hello all, I'm currently on an Intermittent FMLA leave from work. This was originally due to my endo. I was diagnosed a couple of weeks ago with Fibromyalgia, which explained even more why I have been feeling so miserable and like my entire body is breaking on me. On average, I miss about a day a week of work due to pain from one or the other (sometimes both). I try very hard to go in as I'm not married and living on my own so if I don't pay my bills, I'll be living in a box on the corner, lol. However, this week has been horrendous and I have missed 3 days because of it. My problem is this. I feel like I'm being a little...harassed at work because of this. I'm not sure if harassed is the right word, but that's what it feels like. I'm a quiet person at work and I try to always keep a smile on my face and be friendly to people. I think it's for this reason that people doubt me or don't believe me. But I work in customer service, so I basically HAVE to be that way. Every time I'm out for more then a day at a time, my supervisor calls me in to her office to "talk" about what I'm going to do "about my health". She keeps telling me I need to "do something" but I keep explaining to her that realistically, there's nothing that CAN be done...it's not like they can just do something and I'm all fixed. Lately she's really been talking about how I need to get a hysterectomy if they can't do anything. I'm only 28 years old and I have no kids. I'm not sure if I want kids (I always have, but have prepared myself in case I can't have them). But I am definitely not ready to just cut everything out and say "Oh well, guess no kids for me"...especially when a hysterectomy doesn't always get rid of endo. She also doesn't understand the severity of my Fibromyalgia and told me my docotr must be a "quack". She also keeps telling me I need to "figure this out" because when my FMLA runs out, I can't go on it again, which doesn't seem right to me. Also, the girls at work are constantly making loud comments about how I won't be able to have kids...this is usually after I've missed a day at work and they're mad about it (I guess). Between my health and this other mess at work, I am miserable. Does anyone have any suggestions? My HR department is pointless and doesn't do anything to help anyone. Not to mention, my supervisors a little "opinionated and loud", so I'm not really good at approaching her. I would love to work from home so I can deal with this, but most likely they'll come up with a reason I can't. Any suggestions??? PLEASE help...so miserable...
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