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I think my job is making me ill.

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Horehound · 05/01/2021 20:37

Just looking to see if anyone else experiences this?
Last night I started feeling shivery and achey. Today I woke up with a sore throat, still achey, sore back and neck and just a general feeling sicky.
I haven't been anywhere at all. I don't think I could have picked anything up and also I had this same feeling a few months ago.
I cannot warm up when I feel this way and my husband let's me lay on him and wraps me up. Also have a fleece onesie and I still shiver.
It crossed my mind today that it seems to occur when I'm going back to work. I am not really enjoying my job. I started at the company in Feb 2019 when I was three months pregnant. I worked for 6 months and quite liked it then I was off on maternity for over a year.
I had also built up a tonne of annual leave and so when I returned to work (part time from full Time) in September I think I worked about 20 days until beginning of Dec when I felt Ill and then was off until today.
So obviously I haven't worked much at all and on top of that we are working from home. I don't feel confident in my role and even though I have raised a flag for help and bit feeling confident my manager doesn't seem to be concerned. She has kind of got it into her head that for the six months I worked before maternity I was very good and so I just need to get into the swing of things.

Except, what's actually happened is that I was working doing my role in one department independently of my team mates who work doing the same job just a different portion of it. (Oil and gas sector) and now on my return I have been given their type of work. Allocated onto three projects and I just don't know what the hell I am doing.

So I think the way I feel is caused by stress. Could it be?! Sorry this is longer than I was expecting it to be.

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Housing101 · 06/01/2021 08:27

Test. It it comes back negative you can think about the other possibilities.

Horehound · 06/01/2021 09:32

Hi everyone. I am getting a test don't worry about that and I haven't been anywhere to spread it around either. I have also had a few covid tests last year to check so I'm not opposed to them!
I just know I have experienced this all before and I fully expect the covid test to come back negative.

Testing at 12.30 so hopefully I'll get results late tonight or tomorrow morning.

@dereg that's interesting...I'm going to start documenting it now and see if there is a pattern. I have only had one period (about 6) weeks ago and it's not returned yet but since my boy has been feeding loads I assumed that's playing a part in my hormones and making my periods irregular.

@WeeLors yes that's exactly what it's like.

@aldilogue it's tricky thought my job is very well paid, 24% pension and good holidays etc so for me to give that up I feel is silly. But I also know that I don't want a life of feeling ill! My dream would be to have kennels, a pottery studio and do some watercolour painting yet I work in the oil and gas industry. It's not very rewarding!
I just got myself into these roles through luck really and climbed the ladder as I didn't do well at school, no highers etc so it's not easy to find a new job except for ones I have a lot of experience in.

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Horehound · 06/01/2021 09:35

I like helping people, I think I need a job where I can be assisting in some way. Not necessarily health wise more like HR type I think. I love knowing processes in and out and being the beacon of knowledge that I can spend time with colleagues and show them how things are done. Usually I get to this stage when I've been in a company for at least 2-3 years but since my current company are very hands off I think it's going to take me a long time to get good at it.

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Horehound · 07/01/2021 07:37

Test was negative. I do have a really sore throat and ear and still achey so I just still just have some sort of virus. I felt a little better yesterday and now I just feel crappy again

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Bangable · 07/01/2021 10:17

I have a stressful job and get horrible midweek migraines from the tension and sometimes feel quite 'virussy', but come the weekend I'm firing on all cylinders again, stress can manifest itself in all manner of strange symptoms. But yes, you should get a test.

Bangable · 07/01/2021 10:17

Cross post

Horehound · 07/01/2021 11:34

I still feel crappy. Yesterday I managed to have a couple of calls with people at work and I felt better in the afternoon. But then come 9pm I felt shaky and I'll again. Woke up throat very sore, ear is sore and I just feel like I'm so worn down I'm just picking up any bugs going around.

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