Desperately need help.

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I’ve worked with the same company for 6 years as a team of 2.5 in a very demanding and stressful role.

My colleague has been on long term sick for 15 months and no one has stepped into help.

I have been asking for help for approx 12 months, I’ve been also signed off sick myself due to the situation but im now at breaking point. My health mentally is broken.

I think I have to leave, I don’t want to, but I don’t know what to do. I can’t eat, rest or sleep as I’m so worried about my work, the irony of it I can’t get through the work as I can’t concentrate due to stress.

Ive another meeting with my manager again tomorrow, probably again with no update.

There is no one in my office who can do the work I do, when I was off sick it piled up for me. I had no phased return to work or offered help.

Is my only option to leave?

so sorry. That sounds awful. The fact that they didn’t offer phased return or any help is appalling. For the sake of your health, yes, you need to leave.
Will there be someone else at the meeting? It would be good to have it documented and tell them exactly why you are looking to leave…unless they are suddenly going to employ a temp to help you whilst looking for a permanent recruit?

https://www.acas.org.uk/supporting-mental-health-workplace

Thank you for the reply. If I can I will ask a colleague in.

Im so stressed today and snapping at everyone, I just want to go to bed and stay there, I can’t see a way out and worry about the financial implications of leaving.

You need to go to the meeting with a definitive message.

'As you know (managers name) I have been doing 2 peoples work for the past 15 months and I cannot sustain it, it's making me I'll.

These are the critical tasks that I can continue to do.

(List them out)

These tasks are important but the business can function without them.

(List them out)

You can choose to either drop them until xxxx returns or delegate them to another team, but I cannot continue to absorb them in the hours that I am contracted to work.'

Hope your meeting goes well and your able to get some support.

I think @cybercritical has it. Don’t sabotage rage yourself because they won’t support you- fight for your right to a decent working life. I get that you are exhausted, but some fights are worth having.