Hello everyone. I am having a real rough time this morning. I’m so anxious I texted my boss I had to call off and I haven’t heard a response yet because she’s probably asleep. The reason I’m anxious and called off is because pest control is supposed to come to my apartment and I’m super anxious and even borderline paranoid about it. I suppose that I’m worried they will hurt my cats or go through my stuff. I’m also really sleep deprived because I’ve been throwing up from the anxiety most of the night. I just feel like I need to be at my apartment when they come so I can watch them and protect my cats and things instead of at work.
Anyway, I told my boss that I’ve been throwing up and I can’t come in, but it’s a lot deeper than that. I currently work for a company that hires people with disabling conditions, so I think she would maybe understand if I told the whole truth, but my anxiety is just so bad and frankly I don’t always know how to navigate having several mental disorders on top of schizoaffective disorder. Frankly, I just feel embarrassed and ashamed. I’m really worried I’m going to get into trouble or fired because I didn’t give enough notice, but what she doesn’t know is that I really tried this morning; however, I couldn’t do it and threw in the towel by calling in. I guess I’m just looking for advice on what I should say if she gets angry or disciplines me. Thanks.
Thanks for validating me. I only found out late last night because I was checking my emails and then went into a panic mode. They’ve since come and gone and I feel a bit like a fool.
I recently quit because of these types of problems. My company had a case manager that dealt with people who are disabled. How big is the company you work for? Is there an HR dept?
