I’ve been working in hospitals for 2.5 years (not a nurse) and I have never gotten covid. Earlier this year I moved across my state (U.S) and after 6 months of trying to get a job, I finally got one in the same field I had been working in. It’s not great but it pays okay and it’s not working in fast food. This place is an absolute mess. The kind that has high turnover rates for obvious reasons and it only took one month for me to become a supervisor (I have previous experience anyways). Last week I fell terribly ill but fought through it but it became obvious I had covid and I let my boss know Tuesday morning last week. I had NEVER gotten covid while working in hospitals and I’m so annoyed because I’m shy of my 90 days and have no insurance/benefits and I’m not getting paid for my time away. My work is short staffed and it’s obviously not doing great with me being out but I feel guilty for taking time for myself to recover.
Today my boss called me and I told him I’d be back Thursday the earliest and then he tried to ask if I could come in today to do the absolute bare minimum but… I’m just so done with this job. I’ve already done a lot of OT because both second and third shift are understaffed and I’ve already had to put my foot down for that because I was burning myself out for nothing.
And yet I still feel guilty. I know it’s not my fault. At the end of the day it’s management who can’t keep enough people for one person to be out for a week but I’m sitting here having an anxiety attack because I feel like I’m letting them down despite this job sucking so much. I’m fortunate enough that I could just quit and be fine but I like having money to save and it took so much time just to get this job.
I hate this feeling.