for 'pulling a sickie'?

[unreasonablemalingerer]

i've just taken my first ever sickie (ie. not actually sick).

work has been hell now since last october. my boss went off with stress in november. she's not back soon. in the absence of any line mangement the senior managers are really taking the piss. the next person up from my absent boss is a senior director who is very confrontational in all conversations and not in any way supportive.

today i just couldn't make myself go to work there's nothing particular on today... no big meetings... i just couldn't go.

i know i'm totally unreasonable to phone in sick when i'm not... i know i should be glad to have a job (though have been dreaming of being made redundant which is even more unreasonble ) i'll go back tomorrow... but come and give me a kick for being so unreasonable.

My dad had a colleague who dropped dead of a heart attack at work while sitting next to him at his desk. Seems it was mostly down to stress.

Don't end up like him. Do whatever you need to get yourself out of this horrible situation.

I don't think you were being unreasonable because you know your own "limits" - no-one else does.

hello,

it's me, i am not an unreasonable malingerer so i've changed my name (but still incognito).
today not good. burst into tears at lunchtime when nice colleagues asked how i was
then shouted at senior manager late afternoon when she insisted i submit a piece of work i'd barely even begun for comment and refused to let me finish it or even tidy it up - basically she made me hand over my own personal rough notes for the head of the organisation to 'comment on'. WTF???

I am losing it. Totally. Shit!!!!!!

A few months ago, I'd have said YABU. But I have been dealing with my own totally situation at work for the last year, and it's been getting progressively worse. I have been quite shocked at my own reaction to the stress, and the effects are very physical at times - and totally debilitating. I haven't pulled any sickies yet - but I've thought of it often.

Sorry that you're feeling so crap, and that you've had such a rough day. Just remember that there's more to life than your job, and go easy on yourself.