Mostly a vent. Long time lurker, mobile post so sorry about formatting, etc.
Quick context: I’m quitting my job next month, notice in and all, for health reasons both physical and mental. Chronic health issues, burnout, etc. I’m not going back to the traditional workforce for at least a year so I can focus on school and my health for once.
A relative of mine started talking about how my quitting was going to screw over my coworkers and that I should make sure to work overtime and never miss a day of my last weeks. When I mentioned that I’m probably going to end up calling out because of flare ups of my chronic issues, because I have for the past year+ that I’ve been working this job, they got so offended on my coworkers’ behalf because of how inconvenient it must be for them to pick up the slack.
Right. Because it’s so convenient for me, cousin. I so enjoy feeling like a shit burrito left in the microwave too long and knowing I’m probably not going to any better at managing it all without regular treatment. Treatment that I need spoons and time to actually do.
They didn’t like me mentioning that and instead went on a rant that I should just suck it up and just go to work. They went to work when they felt sick or had a headache, why can’t you??
You can imagine I was staring into the distance like I was in The Office, mostly so I could hold back the urge to do or say something that would come back to bite me. I didn’t have the spoons to explain my mental illness, nor my physical issues, so I just told them to shut the fuck up and leave it. They weren’t my spouse nor my parent, so they didn’t get an opinion.
This is kind of rambling, but it’s an argument I’ve been having a lot ever since I decided to stop working once I had the means.
I’m tired, y’all.