Anxiety at work

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I work in retail and mostly work away from the public. We have had two new staff start and they have asked the manager if jobs can be rotated
I overheard some of my colleagues chatting today about how I have it easy because I don’t work with the public
I suffer with red blotchy skin on my neck and chest when under pressure/anxious which I find gets worse the more I think people are noticing it which makes me feel self conscious.

What does it say in your job description? Are you getting it easy or is your job specifically non-public facing? Would rotating be fairer? Do you have reasonable adjustments in place due to your anxiety? We need to know more details.

@Macaroni46
My job description states to work in all areas. I do some public facing just not as much as other staff. I do have reasonable adjustments for doing more sitting down jobs (public facing role can’t be done sat down) but that was due to cancer.

Well then your new colleagues have a point. You need to be doing your fair share of public facing. I should’ve thought working in retail most of your job would be with the public.

If it makes you feel any better no customers would care or even remember what you looked like unless you gave them amazing or awful service in which case they’d just be grateful or annoyed 😃