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December 2026 Babies 🇺🇸

Who here is employed and still dealing with extreme fatigue and sickness? How are we handling work?

I had to leave early *again* because I felt so crappy and it makes me feel so guilty. I’ve only worked 2 full 8 hr shifts in the last 2 weeks. Every other day I’ve had to leave early.
I’m a department of one. It’s literally just me providing support to a team of production workers in a manufacturing environment. When I’m not there, no one else is doing my job and things do get held up. I’m so concerned that my job is going to be in jeopardy because of how much time I’ve needed lately. I have FMLA so I know I’m “protected”, but I’m afraid I’m ruining my reputation and limiting my future in this industry that I’ve spent the last decade developing 🥲