Why won't you believe me.....

[dmedicus]

I have a question for you all out there:

1. When it came time to quit work, because it was to taxing on your body, who made the decision?
You or your doctor.

Comments

[freyjaw]

I did, and my doctor backed me up. I couldn't get out of bed most days. Work just wasn't happening. So, I was fired for excessive absences.

[katmoonshaker]

I was working from home but they "declined to renew" my contract because I wasn't working fast enough anymore. Sitting up all day waiting for someone to ask for me to do work was causing so much pain that I was out the rest of the time... oh wait, I was out part of the time that I was 'working' as well and heaven forefend when we went into crunch and I had to work more than 40 hours a week!! It broke my heart having to stop working but it was the best thing that ever happened health-wise and like so many others here my pcp said she thought I'd have to stop soon anyway. ::sigh:: I keep hoping that I'll be able to get 'better' enough to work again but the look my pcp keeps giving me makes me think that the odds aren't good. meh.

[meowchica]

Me. Things tend to happen pretty suddenly for me. One day I could work - the next day I couldn't. There were a few days of attempting and having to leave, and then I tried to continue the easier of my jobs but couldn't even handle that.

It was the easiest, best job I could ever have (I taught a kid 1-1 in a library for only 2 hrs a day 3 days a week. So when I couldn't do that, I knew I couldn't do anything. My friends have asked me for casual help on things, and my brain is usually too fried.