Grrrrr...

[pandorablue]

I do have diabetes, which my midwife thinks will go away, but I don't get to see my midwife anymore. I have to see a doctor, because of the complications associated with the diabetes. It just bugs me, because I really like my midwife, and now I have to start all over. The only good thing is that I only have 9 weeks left, so I won't have to deal with the new person for too long.

In other news, I am going to quit my job. I am putting in my resignation on Thursday, and my last day of work is going to be July 14. I know it's not 2 weeks, but in the employee manual, they only ask for one week, and at this point I hate it there so much that I can't wait to get away. I have been informed that I am not allowed to sit down under any circumstances. That is not a possbility at this point. I am 7 months pregnant, and I need to sit down during the day.
I am absolutely terrified to quit, but I just can't stay. I talked to them about going down to part-time until the baby gets here, and I was told that I could do that, but I would lose all of my accumulated vacation and sick days (not to mention the benefits that are useless to me), even if I came back full time after the baby came. I would have to start over. I have been there 8 years. I have been there longer than any other current employee (including the 2 that were promoted above me). This is how they reward you for sticking around.

Also, my fridge has decided it doesn't like to be cold anymore. I thought I had fixed it, but apparently not. The freezer side stays cold enough to keep the normal fridge stuff cold, but not to freeze anything, and the normal fridge side does not stay cold anymore. I will have someone out to look at it. It never ends. Got my brakes fixed Saturday and was informed (and shown) that all four of my fuel injectors are leaking. I knew something was leaking, but... *sigh*

Comments

[wyrdling.livejournal.com]

yeah, and that about the sick leave.
and the "is it legal?"

i thought there was a mandatory minimum of a certain number of weeks for bmaternity leave.
again, i could be thinking of CA.
also, (i'm pretty sure this is federal) they have to reinstate you at the same place you were before.

try talking to a doctor. you should also have a medical out if they won't let you sit down which they should be forced to take. to let you back. they're running a thin liability line with "disability" discrimination the way you're presenting this.

i'm not sure about NM. but you should talk to someone.

i wasn't working when i was pregnant. well, i did temp stuff and an internship. but i'd just graduated college out of a workstudy job, so i didn't have anything with the kind of years put in that you're dealing with here.

[pandora-blue.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure that legally they aren't supposed to make me stand all day, but there have been some other issues (that oddly enough, only came up when I got pregnant). I am just tired of all the crap, and am ready to go. The good news is that I can qualify for all kinds of stuff after I leave that will carry me through for a bit until I am ready to work again. It's just not worth fighting it, to me. I was planning on leaving before I found out I was pregnant, but decided it would be easier to just stay until the baby came. Now, I just want to get away. TOO STRESSFUL!!!

[(Anonymous)]

in that light, yes, i can totally understand just quitting. you need to control the stress levels in your environment as much as possible.
it just sucks the way they're treating you.

take care of yourself. everything's easier the last little while if you can relax as much as possible. easier said than done, i know.

[wyrdling.livejournal.com]

sorry, that was me.