I started a new job last Thursday. Small family business.
Sent home when my son, whom I live with, tested positive for covid. I've since developed covid and been pretty sick all week.
In theory, I'm back to work on Monday. I don't know if I can face it. I feel so sick at the moment.
It's a small business and they will be relying on me to do things they have no idea how to do.
Obviously if I still have a temperature, I should not go in but otherwise I'll be ok legally but I literally can't concentrate on doing an online shop or reading a few pages from a book so how am I going to concentrate on a brand new job?
They're not paying me or giving me ssp. I understand why they don't want to do this. They asked me not to mention to track and trace so I doubt I have a right now anyway.
There were quite a lot of red flags on my first day (other staff members reasons for leaving), the boss's comments on how not to take it personally when inevitably she'll be a bit "sharp" with me in the future plus a few more.
I took the job because it's part time and local in my field. But having seen my draft contract, there's nothing else above statutory minimum on anything that is offered and those first few hours made me already feel like she was "doing me a favour" by employing me.
I took the job as I feel I need something else to help me with my confidence but I'm not sure this is it. I'm lucky in that I can survive without the money. I was buzzing when I accepted the job but those first few hours didn't feel great and now I'm sick and overthinking things massively.
Any tips for helping me to see perspective?
Thanks.