Wearyone Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I'm a 30 y/o woman and I was mostly healthy prior to this year. I had monthly migraines but they are managed with medication. My current retail job is insanely demanding. I've only been there two months, but I just had my second covid infection. I was acutely sick for about a week, tested negative three weeks ago. I tried to go back to work, was back for three days. Woke up on my day off so weak I could barely move. With the worst post viral relapse I've ever had. I could barely move from bed for three days, with crippling fatigue. I couldn't even wash my hair. My arms felt like lead weights. I'm back off work until I can see a doctor. I've slowly gotten stronger this week but the post viral fatigue is still awful. I went for a walk today and it laid me flat for hours after, shivering and feeling terrible. I'm almost certain I won't be well enough for full time retail work for at least three months. Every time I try to do a normal activity where I'm not sitting, I get weak and exhausted. It's disturbing. It took me three months to fully "recover" from covid the first time. And I don't think that was even a full recovery. I was only recovered for about four months before I got covid again. My job has always been kind of s***. It's super high stress and the manager is toxic. I was casting around for other work before this happened anyway. What I'm wondering is, if you were me would you just quit? Or take the risk of going back to a demanding retail job with part time hours? Which is what I've currently requested from my manager. I also think it's a super unhealthy workplace. There's no proper air conditioning or ventilation and breaks are really short. I feel it contributes to staff getting sick. Link to post Share on other sites
Wiseman2 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 It doesn't seem like a good fit for you. Only you can decide what you need in terms of income, medical insurance,etc. Keep looking. Quitting abruptly is rarely a good idea. Link to post Share on other sites
glows Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 5 hours ago, Wearyone said: My job has always been kind of s***. It's super high stress and the manager is toxic. This sounds stressful. How is he or she toxic? What has your manager done to create such an environment? Link to post Share on other sites
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