I put in my resignation, and I’m relieved. I started a job 10 months ago that I truly enjoyed. I work on a two-person team, and I really felt like this was the job I was going to be at until I retired. A month into my employment, as soon as my official training was over, my co-worker decided to go fully remote for six months, stating she couldn’t sit in a chair for the eight hour shift. That meant all of the things that needed to be done in-office were now my responsibility. This should have been my first red flag.
Even though she was now remote, she was missing a lot of work. There was always something happening in her life where she needed to be off work. I was new, but caught on quickly, doing the work so we wouldn’t get behind. I should have spoken to our manager, but I was new and I don’t like conflict.
I had an unexpected medical issue, and I needed a surgery. Even though it takes 6-12 weeks to heal, I decided to take one week off, then work remotely for 6 weeks before coming back to the office. I didn’t spring the surgery on them, they knew two months in advance. The time off was approved right away.
I knew my coworker was supposed to come back into the office around the same time I would be coming back remotely, but I knew she would try to stay out remotely. Sure enough, she scheduled a surgery four days after I returned remotely and would be gone at least six weeks. Management knew I was having surgery, and even though I would be working remotely, I would be recovering from my surgery. Their solution was that I could work overtime if I needed to catch up on the work.
I have my surgery, and recovery was horrible. It was made much worse, due to the fact I was doing the work of two people. My doctor was so upset that I went back to work, but I told her I felt pressured, because there was nobody else that could do the job. Nobody knows when she is coming back. All of the work would just pile up on me. I ended up catching the flu four weeks after my surgery and ended up in the ER twice. I got no help from work, just the catch up when you can.
I ended up interviewing with another company, and they offered me the position with better work hours and 5K a year more than my current employer. I accepted, and I put in my notice. They did nothing to try to get me to stay. I’ve busted my ass for them due to this lazy coworker that doesn’t want to work, and they did nothing to even try to get me to stay. I basically made a two-person job a one-person job. I excelled and kept things afloat when they didn’t care about my well-being. I was just a body.
Now that I’ve put in my notice, they are having someone else come help me and learn the position. Now it’s a priority for them, when they didn’t care that I was taking on the workload after having a major surgery. I cannot wait for my exit interview. I know I should have spoken up, but I know better now.
It’s been hard showing up since I handed in my resignation letter. I should have made it effective immediately, but I felt bad for leaving them with no one to do the job. I may just say I’m done after this week. I just want to be done with them.