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jasont79
- Posts: 20
- Joined: 10 Sep 2009, 19:09
- Gender: Male
off sick
hi i have been off sick for 3 weeks now i had a sick note for stress due to being bullied and harrased by managers at my office for last week and this week i had to go to a meeting last saturday and it was agreed by 2 managers for me to come back 1 week early i still do not feel up to it my sick note still has a week left i have now text my lino and told him i wont be in cause i still feel crap what abuse have i got coming my way next
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spiderj
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 969
- Joined: 12 Apr 2013, 07:54
- Gender: Male
- Location: ctp
Re: off sick
In short probably lots.
Couple of things you can do.
Write what you wish to say to them down,it can help if your heads needing a crowbar and a plunger to get it out your backside.
Possibly explain the situation and that you are too up and down to be considered safe at work just now.
Do u have a partner,misses,man,mate,dog,budgie?
Sound any issues off them,failing that call breathing space,samaratins,mind etc
See your gp asap if in any doubt you are fit to return to work,you may need medication,counselling etc
Request an oh assist referral
Speak to your rep or trusted colleague and don't attend meetings alone.
Grab a bit of paper and write all the stuff in your head down,sometimes it can help.
Take stock of everything by all means but remember its just a job,not what defines you.
As for management,I hopemim wrong but my experience was ineptitude,bullying,abject stupidity an increase in the bullying.
Read up on the attendance procedure as they may try and shaft you with that.
Record everything and agree and sign nothing untill you are crystal clear on the outcomes.
Hope that helps a bit,I'm ex job now but on the way out they tried to get me to lose it so they didn't have to pay ihr for physical disability.
Whatever you do,dont bottle it up.that can lead to all sorts
Good luck.
Couple of things you can do.
Write what you wish to say to them down,it can help if your heads needing a crowbar and a plunger to get it out your backside.
Possibly explain the situation and that you are too up and down to be considered safe at work just now.
Do u have a partner,misses,man,mate,dog,budgie?
Sound any issues off them,failing that call breathing space,samaratins,mind etc
See your gp asap if in any doubt you are fit to return to work,you may need medication,counselling etc
Request an oh assist referral
Speak to your rep or trusted colleague and don't attend meetings alone.
Grab a bit of paper and write all the stuff in your head down,sometimes it can help.
Take stock of everything by all means but remember its just a job,not what defines you.
As for management,I hopemim wrong but my experience was ineptitude,bullying,abject stupidity an increase in the bullying.
Read up on the attendance procedure as they may try and shaft you with that.
Record everything and agree and sign nothing untill you are crystal clear on the outcomes.
Hope that helps a bit,I'm ex job now but on the way out they tried to get me to lose it so they didn't have to pay ihr for physical disability.
Whatever you do,dont bottle it up.that can lead to all sorts
Good luck.
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Postie45
- Posts: 2160
- Joined: 21 Aug 2012, 23:05
- Gender: Male
Re: off sick
the MOST important one imo, get your rep involvedspiderj wrote:
Speak to your rep or trusted colleague and don't attend meetings alone.
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mudmonster
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 107
- Joined: 28 Apr 2010, 15:32
- Gender: Male
Re: off sick
You were right about managers spiderj ,exactly what happened to me and the best is you go and they get promotedspiderj wrote:In short probably lots.
Couple of things you can do.
Write what you wish to say to them down,it can help if your heads needing a crowbar and a plunger to get it out your backside.
Possibly explain the situation and that you are too up and down to be considered safe at work just now.
Do u have a partner,misses,man,mate,dog,budgie?
Sound any issues off them,failing that call breathing space,samaratins,mind etc
See your gp asap if in any doubt you are fit to return to work,you may need medication,counselling etc
Request an oh assist referral
Speak to your rep or trusted colleague and don't attend meetings alone.
Grab a bit of paper and write all the stuff in your head down,sometimes it can help.
Take stock of everything by all means but remember its just a job,not what defines you.
As for management,I hopemim wrong but my experience was ineptitude,bullying,abject stupidity an increase in the bullying.
Read up on the attendance procedure as they may try and shaft you with that.
Record everything and agree and sign nothing untill you are crystal clear on the outcomes.
Hope that helps a bit,I'm ex job now but on the way out they tried to get me to lose it so they didn't have to pay ihr for physical disability.
Whatever you do,dont bottle it up.that can lead to all sorts
Good luck.
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RedBagMan
- Posts: 1010
- Joined: 01 Aug 2010, 17:53
- Gender: Male
- Location: Behind the lens
Re: off sick
Excellent advice - it's peeps like you that every office needs ...spiderj wrote:In short probably lots.
Couple of things you can do.
Write what you wish to say to them down,it can help if your heads needing a crowbar and a plunger to get it out your backside.
Possibly explain the situation and that you are too up and down to be considered safe at work just now.
Do u have a partner,misses,man,mate,dog,budgie?
Sound any issues off them,failing that call breathing space,samaratins,mind etc
See your gp asap if in any doubt you are fit to return to work,you may need medication,counselling etc
Request an oh assist referral
Speak to your rep or trusted colleague and don't attend meetings alone.
Grab a bit of paper and write all the stuff in your head down,sometimes it can help.
Take stock of everything by all means but remember its just a job,not what defines you.
As for management,I hopemim wrong but my experience was ineptitude,bullying,abject stupidity an increase in the bullying.
Read up on the attendance procedure as they may try and shaft you with that.
Record everything and agree and sign nothing untill you are crystal clear on the outcomes.
Hope that helps a bit,I'm ex job now but on the way out they tried to get me to lose it so they didn't have to pay ihr for physical disability.
Whatever you do,dont bottle it up.that can lead to all sorts
Good luck.
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greengiant
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 1268
- Joined: 24 Mar 2014, 19:40
- Gender: Male
Re: off sick
Excellent post, spiderj!
Quite useful for those on longish term sick due to recovery from surgery.
Quite useful for those on longish term sick due to recovery from surgery.
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spiderj
- EX ROYAL MAIL
- Posts: 969
- Joined: 12 Apr 2013, 07:54
- Gender: Male
- Location: ctp
Re: off sick
Aye,our management thought they were on a winner as our rep was "unavailable" when I was going thru this.
They then discovered just how much I had remembered from my time in other jobs lol.
I'm retired now but still can't abide seing the nonsense that weak management get up to.
Never knew a job where you couldn't get a straight answer...

They then discovered just how much I had remembered from my time in other jobs lol.
I'm retired now but still can't abide seing the nonsense that weak management get up to.
Never knew a job where you couldn't get a straight answer...
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