Long term sick/mental health during lockdown

[On A Roll]

I went on long term sick just as corona was starting to pick up in the UK (for unrelated, mental health reasons). my company was furloughing people so I was told I could be one of the last back, maybe 1-2 months after the first people, so I came off long term sick and was furloughed. Now the company has reopened and is expecting me back tomorrow, only a few days after everyone else because they can no longer accommodate my request.

the reason why I wanted to come back later was because life has been so weird for everyone and I don’t feel like I have actually had time to work on myself, if anything corona has made it so much harder as I’m sure a lot of people will relate to.

im due back tomorrow but I have been so anxious the last couple of days and have received some mean texts from my direct manager so I really don’t feel ready to go back. I’m not sure if I’m telling myself this because I’m scared and I just need to push myself and do it, or whether I genuinely am not ready to go back.

if anyone can share some advice or their thoughts, it would be very reassuring for me. I’m struggling so much especially today

 

[hrh89]

Can you get hold of your GP and get signed off by them? Your work cannot argue that. Also why on earth is your manager sending mean texts to you? That’s out of line. Can you take take it higher? How would you feel about getting a different job if that’s the way they treat you. Sorry to hear what you are going through

Would they allowed you to return on reduced hours to start with? They need to be helping you.

 

[On A Roll]

Can you get hold of your GP and get signed off by them? Your work cannot argue that. Also why on earth is your manager sending mean texts to you? That’s out of line. Can you take take it higher? How would you feel about getting a different job if that’s the way they treat you. Sorry to hear what you are going through

Would they allowed you to return on reduced hours to start with? They need to be helping you.

yeah, I think I will call in the morning - the past week with work has been awful. I was meant to be returning on reduced hours but they said because of Covid I can’t - that’s when my manager started sending texts.

i am definitely open to getting another job, I was even approached about a job abroad, but I think abroad is out of the question because that’s too big of a decision for me to make right now. I just feel so lost.

i don’t want to be off sick, but corona and the general atmosphere right now is making everything so much harder - I know it’s hard for the business too but I feel like there’s no regard for me, they just want another body back in work.