First off – I know HR is not an employee's friend. Which is why I'm making this thread.
My beloved pet was euthanized on 11/11 and since then I've been kind of a train wreck. While I think long-term I'm on the rebound, day to day is still quite devastating.
Naturally this is impacting my productivity. I have no interest in work and I feel like I have no ability to focus on work. I finished several projects and instead of asking for more or reviewing things etc etc I am just kind of sitting here and eventually start crying again.
My biggest fear is that I'll get fired because of this. I feel like every few minutes I'm like, “ok, I'm gonna do it, I'm gonna focus” and then I lose it a few minutes later.
I have pretty bad work anxiety and this has exasperated it. I already felt like a burden/liability on the company, and I feel like it's even worse now.
I almost forgot to ask the question – is this something I should talk to HR about? Would that be proactive and covering my a**? Or would that be putting the ball in HR's court. I know HR is there to protect the company but is there any benefit to reach out to them?