Last month, I called out sick for one day because I had a cold and thought I was developing bronchitis. Now I've called out three times in a row this week, because my dog had to have emergency surgery that has had some complications and the vet didn't want to keep him but said he didn't need to be monitored at home.
My manager has been understanding the past two days, but I have so much anxiety about their patience running thin or thinking I need to come in because “it's just a dog”. I have no family or friends to help me with my dog, so all of this has fallen on me alone to handle. Obviously my baby comes first.
I'm trying to stand firm and put down solid boundaries, unlike at previous jobs, but it's hard as hell to do when you were raised by boomers and all your managers have been boomers who have a “bootstrap” mentality.
It also doesn't help that my manager keeps editing and re-doing and erasing my schedule for next week, so I have no clue when I'm supposed to work.
Did anyone manage to learn how to stop feeling anxious over this kind of stuff? Any good ways to cope?