To go sick?

[famousforwrongreason]

I'm exhausted. Imm a keyworker, single mum too small kids and I have chronic health conditions.
and all the school spaces are filled. I can work from home but my job is quite demanding and complex. I'm already messing up.
and have spent a lot of time crying and stressing over mistakes already made and worrying about mistakes yet to come!
I'm considering getting signed off sick, my job isn't one that can be covered by other people. Colleagues are already off sick and we're under huge pressure.
I feel like I'm being a crap mummy to my kids, I am struggling to givr them any time and barely look at their home school work.
No idea how long this is going to go on but I'm at breaking point. Ii thought I'd cope better this time as we've already done lockdown before but this is even harder than before
Wwyd?

Reapply to the school for a place. Explain the situation. Schools have flexibility. If it's a no, explain the situation to work and if nobody cares, get signed off with stress.

Hugs to you
What does your line manager say?

@Goodbye2020Hello2021

Reapply to the school for a place. Explain the situation. Schools have flexibility. If it's a no, explain the situation to work and if nobody cares, get signed off with stress.

There's nothing school can do, they've been inundated and have a massive waiting list. I have contacted them several times. They know my situation, last lockdown I was encouraged by them to utilise my spaces. This time its a massive difference in the number of applicants

Could their Dad take them for some of the week? Childcare bubbles are also still allowed, but yes def reapply to school too.

@FrankieDoyle

Hugs to you What does your line manager say?

@FrankieDoyle thank you. My boss is lovely and very understanding. But ultimately they need me in work. There's a huge culture of going above and beyond there too. I don't know how to justify going sick even though I am genuinely sick. I'm also conscious that my health issues have already made me a risky prospect as an employee and am worried this will be a huge mark against me

@Tryingtryingandtrying

Could their Dad take them for some of the week? Childcare bubbles are also still allowed, but yes def reapply to school too.

Thank you, their dad does but he works long hours as a key worker too and has never been supportive or understanding about my health issues. Whenever I tell him I'm struggling he looks at me blankly.

Speak to your manager.

Tell her how you feel and ask for some support. Ask if you can take some annual leave. Do this before you go off sick.

Unless you think you are already ill then go off sick now.

@GintyMcGinty

Speak to your manager.

Tell her how you feel and ask for some support. Ask if you can take some annual leave. Do this before you go off sick.

Unless you think you are already ill then go off sick now.

Thank you @GintyMcGinty I'm loath to use anymore AL due to own and children's health issues but I might have more left than I realise foor this financial year, it's another system I need to log into and currently don't even have the brain power to do that but I will ask her tomorrow. Honestly I know I sound lame but the truth is I don't even remember the last time I washed. It's only today I realised I literally stink. It's really depressing, I am trying to pull myself out of the hole but I'm struggling

I think a lot of people are going to reach breaking point and be off sick before the end of this lockdown. If you are unable to work due to stress/being ill then you should be off .

@famousforwrongreason I don't even remember the last time I washed

That comment alone suggests you probably do need to be off sick and speaking to your GP

Thank you for your kindness and support everyone I will see how tonight goes, planning to try and think about tackling the kitchen and then a bath. I can't cope with everything being so disgusting and I don't want the kids to live in squalor with a grotesque mum!