I’ve worked in my job for six months and just passed my probation and ten days agi I broke my arm. I’ve been to the hospital twice since then - initial A&E and follow up cray and consultant and the fracture has moved slightly (it’s in the humerus) so they’ve told me to rest and they’re going to x-ray again next week and the consultant signed me off for five weeks. It’s a fully in person role and I can’t drive to get to work either as in a full arm cast but I could potentially get the bus, but I also am a carer for my adult autistic son that means I wouldn’t be back in time for him to get home to.
I am in quite a lot of pain and discomfort with it, but I just get the feeling that it’s really bad to just not even go to work at all for five weeks. I’m a PA/ admin person.
AIBU to accept the five weeks off?