It's a bit of a complicated story.
I came off my ADs a few months ago and have been finding life quite difficult since. Had to take time off work due to stress/depression at the beginning of last month and am now having therapy.
Things have slowly been getting better but my boss put me down to mornings only until I was ready to go back full time.
The complication now is that I've just found out I'm pg and I'm having horrible morning sickness which has brought back all my anxiety, esp about going into work.
I've been working in this job for nearly 2 years. I'm on a zero hours contract so even though my boss would be silly to sack me now I'm pg, he's not obliged to give me any work. It's a private language school and the student numbers are going to drop so significantly after 8th sept that my boss is going to get rid of half the teachers.
The way he decides who to keep on is based on performance - which in this case is basically 50% who he feels he can rely on and 50% who his "favourites" are. (Obviously he claims it's all based on who is most reliable but it's commonly agreed in the staff room that a lot of his decisions are based on whether he likes you or not!) I'm not one of his favourites and obviously have not been the most reliable employee and if my morning sickness continues I will continue to be unreliable.
I can't face the thought of dragging myself into work and trying to prove my worth doing this stressful job where I feel unappreciated especially now I feel sick and exhausted constantly.
The thing I'm scared of if I quit or try to get signed off is that I won't be able to afford the rent where we live.
I also don't know if I'll be eligible for incapacity or what the process is even. I'm really panicking at the thought of having to continue this job or losing everything. Please can anyone advise?
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Can't face work due to depression and anxiety and just found out I'm pregnant. If I quit my job will I be entitled to any benefits?
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lillamyy1 · 16/08/2014 12:55
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