Anyone else dreading going back to work

Yep. I work in a school and was ill for the last 2 weeks of term but couldn't have time off as I don't get paid sick pay and just couldn't afford to take that hit in my January pay. I'm feeling quite resentful of it and it's making me not want to go back, also, I know it'll be hit the ground running when I get back and I'm not sure I'm ready for that.

I've been off since 19th and go back on 6th. I wouldn't say I'm dreading it but I've really enjoyed my time off.

I don't mind going back to work, my job has been extremely quiet recently so it's been pretty easy.

When I return I need to start recruiting for 2 new staff members, which is tough in this climate as we are a very specialised service so competing for staff with our similar organisations who often pay more. Although I am hoping to poach someone from another team, fingers crossed.

Still, work should be fairly easy going and I wfh a lot so nothing too awful. The hardest part is getting the kids back into school routines.

No. Quite looking forward to it. But then I like my job, want to get cracking on our accounts Year End. Was off Christmas Eve till tomorrow 2nd, only 9 days but it was a good amount.

Me. It's all gone too quickly. I need at least another week!

And I love my job but goodness me I've loved not going!

Yes although currently off sick. The job I don’t mind it’s the bullying toxic NHS management that make it so awful.😢

We officially finished at 12.30 on the 18th when we went out for our Christmas lunch and the office reopens on the 6th, but I am on annual leave next week and I don't work on a Monday so I am not back until the 14th. In reality I only put my out of office on yesterday because I had accounts to file with Companies House and I only got the finalised accounts back from our tax accountant late on the 23rd and I didn't have time to file them then. I hate the drive to the office at this time of year anyway but after 4 weeks of not doing it, it's not going to be pleasant.

Going back to my job as a TA. Dealing with argumentative and rude children and then you have the same with the parents. Looking for a new job.

I'm looking forward to getting away from the kids!

Dreading it.
I know I need to get job hunting in the new year. I enjoy the hours I do just now but the business has been through a very turbulent couple of years and I can see a future for me where I am.

Yes I am.

I like the job and 95% of the people I work with but absolutely cannot stand the person I share an office with.

They literally set my teeth on edge for 7 hours a day. 😬

It's not Marina Purkiss you work with, is it?! 😆Totally with you on people who make politics their whole personality, so tedious...

I've been off work since the 19th. I started my current job in May, and only got reduced annual leave - the bulk of which I decided to use up around Christmas and have a full two weeks off. I didn't get that in 2023, as I was made redundant at the start of December. I was out of work, but it definitely wasn't a holiday!

It's been really nice to get to properly switch off and enjoy some much needed downtime, particular as before this, the longest time I had booked off was two days either side of my birthday weekend in August.

But equally, after having spent over a week with family (although feels quite a lot longer!) I'll be ready for getting back into the normal routine on the 6th.

Although I did have a bit of a worrying dream a couple of nights ago, that my boss (having previously been very happy with my work) was suddenly finding flaws with everything and assigning my projects to other people...gulp. Hope it wasn't a premonition!

Be thankful you get a break😔 not all of us do.

I'm looking forward to some normality and routine again.

Dreading it. Teacher. Finding being around my bosses thoroughly unpleasant at the moment. Add that to my awful social anxiety, I'm more sick than ever at the thought of going back.

Yes dreading it.

I've been 'trained' up for a new role but the training has been woefully lacking. I feel like I've been taught half the alphabet and been told to go and read a book.

I've always been really good at my job and now I'm filled with anxiety and stress. Going to give it till summer. If no improvement I'll look for something in my old line of work elsewhere. It's hard though as I'm part time and the working world does not like part timers!!

Dreading going back, we are going through a restructure so should find out soon if I am keeping my job or being made redundant.

Complain to HR that she's bringing her politics to work.

I've honestly spent a lot of the holidays considering whether there is any way I can not go back or look at reducing hours to make it more tolerable .

I'm feeling a bit of trepidation about it. I have a high pressure job and a very critical negotiation beginning in the middle of January which will take a couple of months. It will be high pressure and difficult and I will be responsible for communicating the outcomes to a critical and sometimes aggressive audience.

At the same time my 95 year old Dad is in hospital in what will be a terminal event - which is likely to take weeks not days. So it's going to be a personally difficult time. Nothing I can do about that. I'm just taking it really easy before going back to work in between the hospital visits.

I've been off for 3 weeks after surgery, so yeah, I'm dreading seeing how many emails I have tomorrow. Hopefully most of the senders paid heed to the OoO and other people have dealt with it in my absence. But who knows!

I am! I am lucky to be in a job I like.

I'm desperate to get back to work. I've been off for 9 months with a knackered hip spending ages on waiting lists. I'm working from home so I'm getting paid but it's driving me nuts. I'm NHS.
I am just so fed up.
Mind you I don't have small children so there is nobody else to organise.
At least the cats are happier with me home all day.
I went out for a day and when I came home they were overcome with joy.

I work in education and have only just begun to feel "decompressed " from the shit show that schools are now.

I'm dreading going back, I'm dreading it so much that I could sob. I give literally everything to the kids and I have nothing left for my own, or my DH....or myself.

My body is just beginning to relax, my shoulders are beginning to drop so I am nowhere near ready to face the classroom again.

Me.. I've considered not going back (half joking.)