Mostly need to vent.
Been at this place over 2 years. Year and a half ago I'm put on new depression medication after trying 7 others with no luck. This one works but gives side effects of dizzy spells, nausea, and disassociation episodes. I request FMLA and get it no problem.
BUT last October, I have a surprise emergency surgery for an ovarian cyst and it eats my remaining FMLA time.
I request wfh, it's denied despite the company having done it for 3 months early 2020 during initial COVID. (Ps, a few months after they forced us back to the office our CEO dies from COVID and they still don't go back to wfh) I know it's fully possible. I continue to miss work and rack up attendance points and verbal/written warnings.
Now that I'm on my final written warning, my work suddenly finds it worth mentioning that there's a work from home request form that they've never before mentioned to me in my two years.
I fill out the paperwork and have a meeting with HR the next day and am talked down to and told no again.
Cool meeting. I'm doing the bare minimum and talking back more now to supervisors. If the company doesn't care then neither will I.
Looking into an attorney now but god this battle has been draining.
Edit; oops also forgot to mention HR is trying to make me sign an acknowledgement that I'm being denied my request and I'm definitely not signing that until I look into the mess legally