Thursday, May 28, 2009

WHAT SHOULD I DO?


ON MY WAY TO WORK ON MAY 25TH I STARTED FEELING SICK TO MY STOMACH, I STARTED GETTING COLD SWEATS AND A VERY BAD HEADACHE AND THESE THINGS WOULD GET WORSE THE CLOSER I GOT TO WORK, I ALSO HAVE BEEN ON THE VERGE OF CRYING. THESE SYMPTOMS STAYED WITH ME WHILE AT WORK AND DID START TO SUBSIDE UNTIL I WAS WELL ON MY WAY HOME.
THINGS AT WORK HAVE BEEN WORSENING. I BEEN SPOKEN TO TWICE IN 1 DAY ABOUT THE SAME MATTER THAT I HAVE BEEN TOLD IS A REPUTATIONAL RISK, HOWEVER I DISAGREE WITH THAT ASSESSMENT. I’VE BEEN TOLD I WAS RUDE TO THAT CUSTOMER AND TO OTHER CUSTOMERS. THAT I HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY TOLD THAT MY TONE OF VOICE IS OFTEN RUDE BUT I HAVE JUST FIRMED MY VOICE WHEN DEALING WITH DIFFICULT OR ABUSIVE CUSTOMERS AS I HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY TOLD THAT MY SOFT VOICE DOES NOT PORTRAY A SENSE OF URGENCY IN CUSTOMERS.

I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT I AM NOT MEETING MY SHIFT ADHERENCE, IT WAS DUE TO MY EXCEPTION FORMS NOT BEING COMPLETED PROPERLY, BUT NOW THAT I AM DOING MY EXCEPTION FORMS CORRECTLY I AM BEING TOLD THAT THEY ARE EXCESSIVE AND THAT I NEED TO START DOING SOME OF THE MANDATORY MANUAL WORK ON “MY OWN TIME”. AS A RESULT I HAVE TO SUBMIT MY EXCEPTION FORMS TO MY MANAGER FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEM TO ADMIN FOR UPLOAD ONTO THE SYSTEM THAT WE USE TO TRACK OUR SHIFT ADHERENCE.
DUE TO MY ALLERGIES TO PERFUMES I HAVE REPEATEDLY HAD TO TAKE TIME OFF WORK AS I FELT TOO SICK TO COME IN AND AT TIMES COULDN’T SEE DUE TO THE MIGRAINE I WAS SUFFERING FROM. AS A RESULT I HAVE RECEIVED A VERBAL WRITTEN DISCUSSION ABOUT THESE DATES. ALTHOUGH THEY ARE NOT TAKING STEPS TO ENSURE THAT THE PEOPLE SITTING AROUND ME ABIDE BY THE LITTLE TO NO PERFUME RULE I AM BEING PENALIZED FOR SOMETHING I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER. AND AT THE SAME TIME THEY DO HAVE CONTROL OVER AND ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BUT THREATEN ME WITH POSSIBLE GARNISHMENT OR DISMISSAL IF I HAVE ANYMORE CASUAL ABSENCES.
I FEEL VERY DEFEATED. I AM ALWAYS STRESSED OUT, I CAN’T SLEEP BECAUSE OF THE ABOVE PROBLEMS. AS A RESULT I FEEL TIRED ALL THE TIME. I HAVE INCREASED HOW MUCH I EXERCISE IN HOPES OF DESTRESSING AND LOSING THE WEIGHT I NEED TO FOR MY HEALTH CONCERNS. HOWEVER EVEN THOUGH I AM SWIMMING FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR DOING LAPS, I HAVE INCREASED HOW MUCH I WALK AND MY EATING HABITS HAVE IMPROVED I HAVE ONLY GAINED WEIGHT NOT LOST IT AND IT HAS NOT HELPED IN THE WAY OF SLEEPING.
I DREAD GOING TO WORK EVERYDAY. I WAS OFF WORK FOR 5 DAYS AND BY THE 4TH NIGHT I WAS ABLE TO GO TO SLEEP ALMOST IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT WORK ENTERING MY MIND AND KEEPING ME AWAKE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER GETTING INTO BED.

I CAN NOT TAKE THIS STRESS ANY LONGER, I AM A WALKING HEADACHE AND STOMACHACHE. I AM UNABLE TO QUIT AS FINANCIALLY I NEED THIS JOB. BUT I NEED TO TAKE SOME EXTENDED TIME AWAY FROM IT TO TRY AND LOOK AFTER MY MEDICAL NEEDS SUCH AS LOSING THE WEIGHT I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO LOSE AND DE-STRESS FROM THE ABOVE PROBLEMS AT WORK.

CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD DO ABOUT THIS PROBLEM???

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The universe speaks to each of us in a different language. If you refuse to listen (pay attention to the signs) the Universe will speak louder and louder.
Your illness, your coworkers, your anxiety and weight challenges are all Universal language for CHANGE! What have you always wanted to do but never done? Where have you always wanted to live but never lived?
It's time to make a change. You have one life and what a waste to live it so unhappily. Don't spend your days wishing. Spend them doing.