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In a cruddy predicament

I really enjoy my job but they have an old school mentality toward learning new skills in our trade. We work on all kinds of equipment not necessarily knowing how to until we learn through manuals and other workers. I have taken a lot of this in stride getting more irritated by tasks that are truly above my knowledge base that could sometimes be dangerous. The predicament im in is that ive been scheduled to do a job im truly not comfortable with and wasnt given anytime to get more comfortable with. And despite multiple times me expressing my concern that i wont get it done in time or that i just dont think im being set up for success they will not budge and want to force me to do it. Im now at a crossroad where i believe i should call in sick to avoid this, but i…


I really enjoy my job but they have an old school mentality toward learning new skills in our trade. We work on all kinds of equipment not necessarily knowing how to until we learn through manuals and other workers. I have taken a lot of this in stride getting more irritated by tasks that are truly above my knowledge base that could sometimes be dangerous.

The predicament im in is that ive been scheduled to do a job im truly not comfortable with and wasnt given anytime to get more comfortable with. And despite multiple times me expressing my concern that i wont get it done in time or that i just dont think im being set up for success they will not budge and want to force me to do it.

Im now at a crossroad where i believe i should call in sick to avoid this, but i have this overwhelming guilt. Maybe im a bit stuck in an old school approach to work and shouldnt feel guilty but i do because i actually like the job and dont want to screw myself up , but i havnt been given much of a choice

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