i was sick week before last at my retail grocery store job. i was having a fever and bedridden, i had to call out three days in a row and ended up returning on day 4 with a doctors note even though i didn’t really feel better but my urgent care doctor cleared me bc i had no fever on day 4 & i also didn’t want to get in trouble for missing so much time so i pushed through.
today i wake up with fever & vomiting. i have to call out sick tomorrow because i’m unwell but also food safety im not even meant to return to work with these symptoms.
i made a post on my company subreddit and most people who replied (only a couple to be fair) have been taking the side of “you should just get a different job, you’re not suited for retail.”
like, wow never thought of that. my biggest hopes and aspirations were actually to cashier despite my immune system not being able to handle all the interactions and managers showing up to work sick all the time. i love having a fever of 102 and being unable to keep down water! this is my favorite thing!
mainly a vent but also open to advice. my union contract is hella ambiguous. worried i’ll get fired. i wish i could be like “screw it and screw them!” but out of all the retail jobs this is actually the most tolerable and highest paying one… and clearly i am having no luck applying elsewhere. which i am doing. i got bills to pay for like everyone else.