UC and missing work

Your not doing anything wrong..you're taking care of yourself! I've missed time here and there but no one at work know of my condition. Overall my miss time was not outside the norm.

Maybe you need to stop promising your boss you'll be in the next day. It's obvious you need to make those decisions the next morning. Is there any work you can do while at home? Tel-commute is very popular now. Maybe doing some work at home may also help with the guilt.

If your UC is flaring actively you will not feel better in AM 'til you get it under control. That's the reality you have to deal with. So, yes, definitely see your gastroenterologist about a change or supplement to medication ASAP. Then take sick leave by the week, if you have major inflammation to recover from. It takes time to heal properly from a severe flare. Even with a moderate flare I have needed 3 weeks off work + 1 week part-time when returning to work. Definitely do NOT feel guilty & cheat yourself of rest and care that your body needs. (I also had one boss who second-guessed everybody calling in sick-- until the year she nearly hemhorraged fatally from putting off treatment for a medical problem she had bragged about choosing to "tough it out".) Very unpleasant having to deal with that type of supervisor-- so do try to get beyond those bad memories, and focus on the present. Best wishes! / Old Hat (31 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)

turtlepower said...

Again, this may be all in my head as I have repeatedly spoke to my boss and she seems fine with everything, but I can't shake this feeling that I am letting people down or I am doing something wrong. [img]/community/emoticons/mad.gif[/img]

Slacker huh. As opposed to what a go-getter ? I think when your pulling a salary with no upside your supposed to be a 'coaster'.

I miss work constantly because I have been working at home for 10 months. Emergency last night I did not sleep worked continuously until the bug was identified and performance restored for the entire company this afternoon.

Now I am hearing other employees feel it is 'unfair' I work remote. They would probably feel more unfair if the knew I was being paid overtime. Now take away the overtime take away the remote work and expect me to solve your business crisis at 3:00 am???

If there is no upside then the game changes to BE a slacker. I watch employees milk it, 2 hour lunches shooting the shat etc.

If your an employee then part of your compensation IS sick time and YOUR SICK so why feel guilty about it, its part of your compensation package. If your getting upside in overtime pay or shares in the company ( or experience you can leverage for better money later ) that's different then you double bust your hump and LEAD. I have only 2 speeds. I warned them before I don't know how to do this job at half-speed. They fixed up my package, but now we are coming to that crossroad again. Not sure what lies ahead.

These are financial decisions not moral decisions.

There is really nothing you can do about missing work and anyone that bothers to read up on UC should be nothing but sympathetic. Who in God's name would want to be at work and near a PUBLIC bathroom during flare ups?? When I was diagnosed I was 16 and in high school and I was out of school for three months - the school did a home check up and everything at first but of course this was on doctors orders and eventually they were required to send home tutors to make sure I didn't fall behind. There is NOTHING you can do but try to take care of yourself, count yourself lucky you have a great, understanding BOSS. The other people don't matter if they think you are "faking".