I had my first review in a while today. First off, I am excellent at my job. I work harder than my coworkers and am friendly even when I feel like crap. I deserve “excellent” in ever category.
I got “medium” across the board. Oh, except for my interpersonal skills for which I got “bad”. Anyone who has ever met me, even on my worst day, would disagree.
Why did I get such a crap score? I dare to call out when I’m ill. I have a chronic illness and have called out less than once a month (mind you, they only gave me 4-8 hours a week). So I get a crappy score. I like my job. I like the people. I hate missing work when I’m sick (it’s like being punished multiple times for being in pain- no pay, no social time, no job I like… and the effing pain).
So boss has a similar condition and says, “I work with that condition all the time. I don’t have the luxury of missing work when I’m sick.” You know what’s a luxury? You making a living wage and barely work when you’re here. If that was my life, I would consider working when I’m in pain, too. But for minimum wage and a highly physical job, it’s not worth it for me to work when I’m sick.
Yeah, I cried my eyes out (my illness makes me emotional), but I was also pissed off. The system is ••••ed.