Antiwork

But even though I marked the calendar with the time and informed my coworker, who ultimately is the only one who needs to know as she takes her lunch after I take mine, that's not good enough. I am supposed to ask for permission. I responded that this is a personal obligation. I am not asking for time off for. I'm saying, I'm leaving at x time. Period. End of story. Boss also said I need to give more notice in the future so they can decide if it's “okay” for me to take off. But obviously they would approve such a request if it is a necessity. Again, this is not a time off request. Its a Im leaving at X time. I marked myself out on the shared calendar and did not take my lunch break at my usual time. It isn't about approval. It's about control. EDIT…

I’ve been the medical field for 9 years now. I’ve sacrificed sleep, my mental health, my social life, everything, to excel in this field and provide people with exceptional care. I learned very early that we are viewed as replaceable. Every other review I’ve ever had basically scored me as adequate. My mentor at the time of entering the field told me early on that management does this to not give you any leverage by admitting your valuable. A few months ago at my old job, a child died due to negligence from my employer, and I left the job. This was the final straw. Before that, a provider grossly violated hipaa by recording patients with a body cam (my partner and I were threatened with being fired after telling them we would go to the state if they didn’t) another provider just straight up killed a patient because they…