Been here for 2.5 years and I have seniority as well as best sales performance in my market. The nature of the job involves a lot of driving. We will drive up to 2 hours away. I’ve seen a lot of crazy accidents and lost count of how many deer I’ve almost hit. During the heavy snow and ice we got in the Midwest last week they tried to make us work and still attempt the drive. We do not have direct management in our city we’re technically remote hires. That was the last straw for me. I stood up for myself and argued against the idea that upper management that doesn’t live in my area can decide if roads are safe to drive on. Made my point and we closed down for 3 days.
I’m honestly ready to quit I already have backup plan. The audacity and principle of it is what annoys me.
Back to why I’m asking for an accommodation: I have driving anxiety now. Within the first year I witnessed a horrific accident right in front of my eyes. An suv ran a red light and the truck next to me was turning left and tboned the suv and flipped it over. A kid was ejected from the car and was subsequently pinned under the suv. I can still hear the cries of anguish from the mother screaming “my babyyyyy!!!” I read later that night in the news the kid didn’t make it.
Fast forward 6 months I’m driving home on the freeway at speed limit less than a mile from my exit (off the job) when someone rear ends me on the highway. Person must have been going 80 while I was going probably 65. I spin out and smack the median. For a brief second as my car lost control I was facing oncoming traffic and thought I was gonna die. Car was totaled.
Fast forward another 6 months I witness another tbone right before my eyes. Almost hits my car too. My anxiety pretty bad now. I was given an accommodation before but it wasn’t what I wanted. What I requested for was no clients over 60 miles. Instead they gave me 4 unpaid days off a month to use at my discretion. Again it’s a decision made by someone else who didn’t so much as talk to me about it. I went to see a therapist to get that accommodation.
This time around If im not given exactly what I want I will ask to be terminated on good terms due to the fact that im mentally/physically unable to perform my job anymore. If they don’t want to terminate me I will just decline the jobs respectfully. I want to be terminated so I can really take my time, get some unemployment, and get my mind right before going into my next job. Any advice/support/comments are welcome from this amazing community and will go a long way. Thanks in advance.