I got hired as a customer service representative at this start-up in the beginning of the year.
Since I’ve started the job, management would fire people with no warning. The first week I worked there, they called someone over to their office and while she was there, without her knowing, a member from the sales team went over to her desk and collected all of her things.
Around March, I switched therapists and I found that it conflicted with my work schedule. My therapist provided a Letter of Support to my job requesting for one day off, and after discussing more with HR they were able to accommodate me. They also offered me additional shifts to make up the hours.
Last week, they fired the last person on the night shift other than myself. The following day, HR called me into the office and told me that they couldn’t accommodate me anymore and if I can’t figure something out with my therapist they would also have to let me go. They offered me the end of the month, and I just sat there and cried in front of them. I’ve had so much fear and paranoia building up about my job security since I’ve started working there and when it was going to be me. I did everything to excel at the job, so they wouldn’t have a reason. It all just hit me at once.
It’s now the end of the month, and I still can’t find a time slot for my appointments that would work. I spoke with my manager yesterday and he said he would try to negotiate with HR to see if he can do anything. But today at work it felt like my body was screaming for me to leave the office. I had one of the worst panic attacks in a long time and decided to pack my things and leave.
I don’t even know what to feel right now. I want to feel like I made the right decision because it has had a negative affect on my mental health, but I don’t. I just feel depressed.