Hi All,
As some of you already know my Doc has signed me off work, I went back to see her yesterday and she has signed me off for a further week. My first sick line from the Doc did not have the true reason why I was off on it, the reason for this was that I did not want everyone at work knowing, only those I trusted to tell. However within 24 hours of being signed off, I got a phone call to go and see my boss as he didn't believe why I was off. As I'm sure some of you can imagine, I was in no fit state to go anywhere, so I called a more senior collegue who knows what is happening and she went to see my boss for me. After she had spoken to him, she called me and told me that everything was fine and to concentrate on getting better.
Yesterday when I got signed off for a further week, I had no option but to go into work and tell them. As soon as I walked through the door my boss got me and ordered me to his office. Where he then started having a real go at me about how much trouble I had caused by not telling him straight away, he then asked me why I hadn't told him and I tried to explain how upset I get and that I couldn't even think straight, but that was not good enough for him. He also told me that I wasn't helping my self because I had been in work during the night, one night at the start of the week, I told him that I had gone into work because I could not sleep and at least in work I would not be sat on my own, (where I work is operational 24 hours a day 7 days a week). By this point I was very upset and he then went on to say that I should not be out and about (during the day) staff had seen me and told him. So I asked him if I was meant to stay indoors getting worse instead of better to which he did not reply. He then told me that he wants a letter from my Doc explaining what type of depression I have etc, does anyone know is he legally entitled to that, or is a Doctor's sick line enough?![Confused :confused: :confused:](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I now feel just as bad as I did last week, after I had made slight progress before I saw my boss. The man is totally insensitive and has made me feel worthless and guilty, because I am not well. Surely no one should have the right to do that? I just feel so low and desperate for a way out.
I am now on a waiting list for therapy.
Please help me, I just don't know where to turn next.
As some of you already know my Doc has signed me off work, I went back to see her yesterday and she has signed me off for a further week. My first sick line from the Doc did not have the true reason why I was off on it, the reason for this was that I did not want everyone at work knowing, only those I trusted to tell. However within 24 hours of being signed off, I got a phone call to go and see my boss as he didn't believe why I was off. As I'm sure some of you can imagine, I was in no fit state to go anywhere, so I called a more senior collegue who knows what is happening and she went to see my boss for me. After she had spoken to him, she called me and told me that everything was fine and to concentrate on getting better.
Yesterday when I got signed off for a further week, I had no option but to go into work and tell them. As soon as I walked through the door my boss got me and ordered me to his office. Where he then started having a real go at me about how much trouble I had caused by not telling him straight away, he then asked me why I hadn't told him and I tried to explain how upset I get and that I couldn't even think straight, but that was not good enough for him. He also told me that I wasn't helping my self because I had been in work during the night, one night at the start of the week, I told him that I had gone into work because I could not sleep and at least in work I would not be sat on my own, (where I work is operational 24 hours a day 7 days a week). By this point I was very upset and he then went on to say that I should not be out and about (during the day) staff had seen me and told him. So I asked him if I was meant to stay indoors getting worse instead of better to which he did not reply. He then told me that he wants a letter from my Doc explaining what type of depression I have etc, does anyone know is he legally entitled to that, or is a Doctor's sick line enough?
I now feel just as bad as I did last week, after I had made slight progress before I saw my boss. The man is totally insensitive and has made me feel worthless and guilty, because I am not well. Surely no one should have the right to do that? I just feel so low and desperate for a way out.
I am now on a waiting list for therapy.
Please help me, I just don't know where to turn next.