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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You know, there are quotes and thoughts on this and I’ll try to find them.

If we all think we aren’t doing enough, getting therapy, throwing money at problems, and still behind, the problem is not US. It’s the SYSTEM.

We are caught in an antiquated post industrialist capitalist system that exploits workers. Of course we are not okay. [/quote]

It took four pages for someone to state the obvious. It is crazy to me that someone would lose their job for taking reasonable, earned,  time off. People are not machines. We don’t exist for the sole purpose of sustaining corporations. It is the responsibility of employers to build these kinds of delays into their projects, to hire enough workers to cover leaves and to make contingency plans. Other western countries are civilized enough to consider sick leave a basic human need. [/quote]

I'm a PP that told the OP she needs to get her shit together.

I'm a big proponent of systemic change and shifts to the (relatively far) left.  That's not the issue here.  OP isn't sleeping, is missing 40% of her work hours, napping on the floor of her office.  All while she has hundreds of hours of leave banked.  That's not a system issue - it's a her issue.  She needs to step back, assess what's wrong, and take the time to fix it before getting back in the game.

The system is actually working here.  She hasn't been fired and she has months worth of leave banked should she choose to use it.  She's just failing to make use of the support available to her.[/quote]

It is precisely the issue. OP is not “missing” 40% of her hours, she is using [b]earned[/b] time off to deal with [b]legitimate[/b] health issues. It is up to her employer to figure out how to fill the gaps and accommodate humans being humans. The fact that OP is so worried about having taken earned and reasonable time off is a red flag of the toxic work culture in this country. The fact that almost everyone in this thread immediately sympathized with the needs of the employer is also a red flag, it confirmed OP’s hunch.

It”s obvious OP is burned out, as many working Americans are.  She has banked time off that she is afraid to take, because taking time off is seen as “missing work hours”. The primary advice to this woman should be to prioritize her health, take the time off she needs and not worry about her job. [/quote]

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