A week ago I had a day off. A day's sick leave. And nowadays when you return to work you have to have a Return To Work Interview. This is dressed up as a benign, can-we-help-you-in-any-way thing but really it's designed to stop you from having the day off in the first place. Or to think twice next time. Obviously it'll be most effective with those people who feel gulty ringing in sick even when they've got raging appendicitis, while the ones who take a day off to go shopping with their bezzy mate will carry off their fibs with aplomb as usual. That's life, I suppose. But I digress...
Anyway, I had this day off sick, and on Thursday I had my return to work interview. Well, things have been pretty stressful for...well, ever since I started work there, and what happened, I got into the interview, and cried. I actually cried in the bloody return to work interview!
So, now my line manager thinks I'm an over-emotional nutcase. I could see her shrinking backwards from the table and gazing at me with wide eyes full of horror. I think she was very glad indeed that I have a week's holiday scheduled for next week. Me too. I need time to live it down.
Hope you all have a lovely, chocolatey Easter.
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You have nothing to be ashamed of - it's them, backing away in fear who should be sorry!
I'd rather be poor than work for a company with that sort of mentality.
Have a good week off. You deserve it! They'll be proper sorry when you're a famous writer :0)
You clearly need that holiday, I'd say! Have a good break.
To be good at the job you are doing im sure it does take a lot out of you and must be very emotional.
Just the thought of that interview would have made me stressed and emotional!!
Hope you have a lovely week off.
I should think the fact that you care enough to cry is a good thing :o) It sounds like a stressful job though, and I hope you feel revived after Easter.
Stuff yourself silly with chocolate eggs is my advice!
And to add to Karen's post...
Come and see Tim and Ted!!
I agree with SpiralSkies - just let them wait till you're a famous writer!
Have a great Easter with lots of chocolate eggs!
Thanks, everyone. Back and refreshed and ready to face the world, students, line managers and oh, anything!
Pat - thanks for the invitation, I'd love to meet Tim and Ted but am working five days for the forseeable future unfortunately. The extra hours will be termtime only, I'm hoping, so maybe we can arrange something for one of the school holidays?
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