I work an emotionally demanding job- sales. Tonight, the owner was in town to visit. I felt nervous and self-conscious around him and when I spoke to him. I’m pretty sure he thinks I have a screw loose, but nevertheless I go back tomorrow to continue the grind. Wish I could veg out for a few days, gather up some rest and quiet time. The one thing I won’t do is disclose my illness to them, I’m pretty sure I’d be out of a job if I did.
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Sales would be really hard work. I’m sure your boss didn’t think you were strange.
Good on you for working though. I work too and I know it is hard to maintain.
thanks turtle, I enjoy working but I don’t do well with office politics. there’s a lot of it that goes on at my job and I completely distance myself from it when I see it happening.
me too. I’d rather just go in and do my job and leave everything else. I don’t even really like socialising with work colleagues.
what kind of work do you do?
I work in worker’s insurance claims in an office. It’s not mentally taxing too much. I just deal with new claims.
What sort of sales are you in?
I sell newspaper subscriptions at sporting events. It’s nice, I get to go to NBA, NFL and Major league baseball games and sell the paper. The money can be really good too. As a side note, I just received a letter from Social Security today stating they’re ceasing my monthly disability payments. It was nice getting that extra bump in income, but I can celebrate being off disability.
Congratulations! Does it feel a little bit liberating to get that letter?
wow, sales sounds like a hard job to do, good for you for doing it and i kind of agree with you about the non disclosure thing, i totally agree that you may be out of a job if you told them, if i ever get a job i will not be disclosing anything to them, but if you need a rest take plenty of breaks and things until you get some rest, good luck
Thanks! Technically I am still disabled, I’m just a little higher functioning… my therapist commended me on one continuous year of employment, commenting that I am resilient. It’s liberating in that the funds will go to someone else that needs it and that I can celebrate a whole year employed with the same company. I’ll have to think about your question some more, it hasn’t really sunk in yet!
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I work too. Rest and regaining your energy is important. Plan time for rest every day. I was in a meeting all day yesterday. I was completely wasted in the evening. I had no time to rest during the day.