32 weeks pregnant, suffering with so many aches and pains including sciatica, spd and just overall being exhausted. Averaging at about 3 hours of broken sleep per night. Have been trucking on at work even though it’s killing me but my manager is just giving me nothing back. Literally broke down at work this week as I was in so much pain. She looked at me like I had 10 heads and said “are the extra breaks not helping then no?” 🫠 just to clarify, the extra breaks are 2 x 5min unpaid breaks in the back in addition to my 45 minute lunch. I’m working 8 hour shifts but it’s been so busy I’m always leaving 1-1.5 hours later (being guilt tripped into that by her too).
It was honestly my last straw and I thought why am I breaking my back for this? I get sick pay so I’m not worried about that. It sounds stupid but I’m a chronic people pleaser and my boss makes me so anxious. She’s so passive aggressive, she doesn’t scare me but she makes me nervous if you get me! Like I know if I get a doctors note on Monday because of my pain she will make my life really hard, will constantly message me asking when I’m returning etc…
what should I do? I’m so burnt out and In agony. But just the thought of telling her I won’t be in makes my stomach turn