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Quitting is the best self-care

The mental health provider I worked for actively encourages employees to use “self-care”, such as days off, working remote if able, or speaking with your supervisor. I recently communicated instances of retaliation when I would request a day off to take care of my mental health and along with some client safety concerns, it was ignored. My supervisor refused to speak with me after this and let client safety concerns go unchecked. When I attempted to speak with them to address these issues, my supervisor yelled at me for attempting to speak with them. I told them I quit, and then I placed the organization's laptop on their desk. The supervisor then accused me of “Throwing the laptop”. (I didn't, I just quit and wanted to leave) They then proceeded to imply that I was being violent, refused to let me gather the rest of my belongings from my space…


The mental health provider I worked for actively encourages employees to use “self-care”, such as days off, working remote if able, or speaking with your supervisor.

I recently communicated instances of retaliation when I would request a day off to take care of my mental health and along with some client safety concerns, it was ignored.

My supervisor refused to speak with me after this and let client safety concerns go unchecked.

When I attempted to speak with them to address these issues, my supervisor yelled at me for attempting to speak with them. I told them I quit, and then I placed the organization's laptop on their desk. The supervisor then accused me of “Throwing the laptop”. (I didn't, I just quit and wanted to leave)

They then proceeded to imply that I was being violent, refused to let me gather the rest of my belongings from my space (I didn't even get a chance to grab a photo of my family that it is the only one in existence) and escorted me out of the building.

And as for self-care, quitting was the best self-care I've practiced in a while.

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