I'm an adults social worker and as I've been lying awake most of the night worrying about my cases and trying not to cry I realise I just can't do it anymore.
Not right now at least.
It's hell at the moment. Crazy busy. Complex cases. No care around because of pinging and Brexit or whatever other reasons.
My brain won't switch off. I just can't.
I could go sick - but I'm one of those who never has sick, last time was a few years ago when my appendix ruptured so I had no choice,
I think if I do this now feeling like this I won't be going back ever. My team is already struggling with sickness and short staffed due to being unable to recruit. I'd drop them in it with my 25 or so cases from hell.
Part of the reason I'm feeling like this is because I've had other peoples' awful cases dropped on me when they've gone off.
I really need some time but I don't want to drop them in it. Crying just typing this.
AIBU to just call in sick and let my manager worry about it? He's not done my supervision for 3 months anyway so maybe if he had I'd be in a better place.
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To go off sick?
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greenbluewho · 05/08/2021 05:42
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