Hello, I’m new here in R, so please be gentle 🙂
I have been working for this company (high end retail and commercial construction) for 12 years, now I’m on sick leave because I’m burned out completely… For the past 4 months I’m a veg but working to get out of it.
With covid and all, people were renovating A LOT and we’re all burned to a crisp, so I asked my manager how can I physically handle all the clients and the huge load of work. He told me, in front if my designer client to start drinking.
This is a family owned company in Montreal, they are rich and powerful and the employees are divided in social classes: the Family, the Untouchables, the Nieces and Nephews and….the rest of us.
I was told at almost every performance evaluation that my culture (I’m European) is a problem… and at the last one…apparently I’m not a team player although I respect and being respected by all my colleagues, what I don’t do though,is rat out my colleagues or participate in gossip sessions.
Now…my sick leave is over, I would have to go back there but I just cant’ for my health, sanity and my doctors recommandation,I’m so scared because I’ll have to ask my manager for my U.I. documents and I’m convinced he’s going to make my life hell…and probably make sure that I don’t even get benefits until I find a new job.
Any encouraging word would help and thank you…