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I was just fired for not being able to correct my mental illnesses in a 3 month deadline.

Ive been really struggling lately with real life issues, work issues and a whole stew of mental illnesses. Causing me to be late, or having to miss work, mental health days are not an excuse. About 3 months ago manager sat me down and explained that there were areas of improvement and that need retraining (I was a eyewear sales consultant and optometric technician). I gladly accepted any and all training trying to take it seriously and really improve my work. I started medication about a month prior so my manager figured that I'd have it all figured out by the end of my 3 month period and I'll be fine. I honestly thought I had improved a lot. I made a lot of progress in those months where I've been able to wake up and… Smile. Who the fuck does that? Who feels great every morning and looks forward…


Ive been really struggling lately with real life issues, work issues and a whole stew of mental illnesses. Causing me to be late, or having to miss work, mental health days are not an excuse.

About 3 months ago manager sat me down and explained that there were areas of improvement and that need retraining (I was a eyewear sales consultant and optometric technician). I gladly accepted any and all training trying to take it seriously and really improve my work.
I started medication about a month prior so my manager figured that I'd have it all figured out by the end of my 3 month period and I'll be fine.

I honestly thought I had improved a lot. I made a lot of progress in those months where I've been able to wake up and… Smile. Who the fuck does that? Who feels great every morning and looks forward to work?
I did for a time.

I walked in early so I could get a bit of a jumpstart and my manager said my 2 year review was ready and our district manager was in store, which is strange as she's usually a 3 hour drive. I knew instantly.

My heart is torn because I honestly thought I was improving and doing so well. I just feel like a lot of progress has been undone.
I have no money to be able to float off if I can't find a job in the next two weeks.

I'm just lost and scared.

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