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Dungeater 04/25/24 10:59:08 AM #1:	despite the fact i just got back from a week off and am taking another trip in 2 months and despite the fact we are about to lose 2 people in my department (i would be the third) this doesnt feel very viable. what needs to happen is i need to actually find the time to search for a new job more seriously. this is such a shitty position to be in dude im so stressed out the complaint calls at work have been getting worse too. i got this dude at 4:59 yesterday who opened the call by screaming into his receiver why are people like this dude --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980086200] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>despite the fact i just got back from a week off and am taking another trip in 2 months and despite the fact we are about to lose 2 people in my department (i would be the third)this doesnt feel very viable. what needs to happen is i need to actually find the time to search for a new job more seriously. this is such a shitty position to be in dude im so stressed out the complaint calls at work have been getting worse too. i got this dude at 4:59 yesterday who opened the call by screaming into his receiverwhy are people like this dude </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dungeater 04/25/24 11:19:32 AM #3:	i dont know. im just scared that what if i dont find anything while im gone? and also what if they get pissed that im screwing them over? --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980086538] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>i dont know. im just scared that what if i dont find anything while im gone? and also what if they get pissed that im screwing them over? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dungeater 04/25/24 12:04:06 PM #6:	i guess im not worried about being punished so much as im worried about how interpersonal dynamics will change/become more difficult for me as a result --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980087327] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>i guess im not worried about being punished so much as im worried about how interpersonal dynamics will change/become more difficult for me as a result </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ItsNotA2Mer 04/25/24 12:30:50 PM #7:	Dungeater posted... i need to actually find the time to search for a new job more seriously. Did you look during your week off? Can you use some of your upcoming time off for job searching? --- It is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present, and a waste to live in the future. (He/Him). <cite>ItsNotA2Mer posted [p:980087817] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>Dungeater posted... </cite><quote>i need to actually find the time to search for a new job more seriously.</quote>Did you look during your week off? Can you use some of your upcoming time off for job searching? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dungeater 04/25/24 12:32:15 PM #8:	ItsNotA2Mer posted... Did you look during your week off? Can you use some of your upcoming time off for job searching? i was in vancouver helping my partner move, so no and i only take time off to visit them --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980087842] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>ItsNotA2Mer posted... </cite><quote>Did you look during your week off? Can you use some of your upcoming time off for job searching?</quote>i was in vancouver helping my partner move, so noand i only take time off to visit them </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ItsNotA2Mer 04/25/24 12:38:39 PM #10:	Dungeater posted... i was in vancouver helping my partner move, so no and i only take time off to visit them You should use some of your time off to search for a job that is better for you. --- It is impossible to live in the past, difficult to live in the present, and a waste to live in the future. (He/Him). <cite>ItsNotA2Mer posted [p:980087951] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>Dungeater posted... </cite><quote>i was in vancouver helping my partner move, so noand i only take time off to visit them</quote>You should use some of your time off to search for a job that is better for you. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dungeater 04/25/24 12:39:10 PM #11:	thanks for the advice --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980087959] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>thanks for the advice </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dungeater 04/25/24 12:47:47 PM #13:	thats a fair point, it just sucks to flush rapport down the toilet like that and i dont know that ill have found a new job --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980088105] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>thats a fair point, it just sucks to flush rapport down the toilet like that and i dont know that ill have found a new job </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MrResetti 04/25/24 1:08:35 PM #15:	FMLA can be denied but it's unlikely <cite>MrResetti posted [p:980088511] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>FMLA can be denied but it's unlikely </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dungeater 04/25/24 1:19:15 PM #16:	MrResetti posted... FMLA can be denied but it's unlikely by whom? insurance? my therapist is practically begging me to take it at this point, she says im spiraling --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980088731] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>MrResetti posted... </cite><quote>FMLA can be denied but it's unlikely</quote>by whom? insurance? my therapist is practically begging me to take it at this point, she says im spiraling </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dungeater 04/26/24 9:56:53 AM #17:	got to the office no one else on my floor is in contractors are doing ceiling work installing putrid bright white lights how did everyone know not to come in i legitimately cannot believe this is the one life i have and this is what i get --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980103306] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>got to the officeno one else on my floor is in contractors are doing ceiling work installing putrid bright white lights how did everyone know not to come in i legitimately cannot believe this is the one life i have and this is what i get </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LSGW_Zephyra 04/26/24 10:30:42 AM #18:	What is FMLA? --- Bioshock gave us a fictional world showing why libertarianism doesn't work. Cryptos/NFTs gave us the real world example (She/Her) <cite>LSGW_Zephyra posted [p:980103776] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>What is FMLA? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dungeater 04/26/24 10:30:56 AM #19:	medical leave --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980103782] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>medical leave </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrToothHasYou 04/26/24 10:34:08 AM #20:	As someone who has had to use FMLA before take it. Listen to your healthcare providers. You will not regret it, and even if it makes things tougher on your employer/coworkers, thats not your fault, and your coworkers will understand. --- (he/him) "The hopeless don't revolt, because revolution is an act of hope." <cite>MrToothHasYou posted [p:980103824] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>As someone who has had to use FMLA before take it. Listen to your healthcare providers. You will not regret it, and even if it makes things tougher on your employer/coworkers, thats not your fault, and your coworkers will understand. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dungeater 04/26/24 10:35:06 AM #21:	MrToothHasYou posted... As someone who has had to use FMLA before take it. Listen to your healthcare providers. You will not regret it, and even if it makes things tougher on your employer/coworkers, thats not your fault, and your coworkers will understand. thats what everyone keeps saying. i really want to avoid the awkward conversations that will follow though especially if i quit right after leave --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980103836] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>MrToothHasYou posted... </cite><quote>As someone who has had to use FMLA before take it. Listen to your healthcare providers. You will not regret it, and even if it makes things tougher on your employer/coworkers, thats not your fault, and your coworkers will understand.</quote>thats what everyone keeps saying. i really want to avoid the awkward conversations that will follow though especially if i quit right after leave </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrToothHasYou 04/26/24 10:37:11 AM #22:	Dungeater posted... thats what everyone keeps saying. i really want to avoid the awkward conversations that will follow though especially if i quit right after leave You dont have to be specific about why you took the leave. Most people wont even ask. --- (he/him) "The hopeless don't revolt, because revolution is an act of hope." <cite>MrToothHasYou posted [p:980103854] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>Dungeater posted... </cite><quote>thats what everyone keeps saying. i really want to avoid the awkward conversations that will follow though especially if i quit right after leave</quote>You dont have to be specific about why you took the leave. Most people wont even ask. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ai123 04/26/24 10:39:23 AM #23:	Corporate culture has been hugely successful in convincing employees that they should feel guilt over exercising their rights. Even when their health is at stake. FMLA is your legal entitlement. God knows workers don't have many. Take what is due to you, knowing full well that the company you work for would not hesitate for a moment to do the same. --- 'Vinyl is the poor man's art collection'. <cite>ai123 posted [p:980103881] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>Corporate culture has been hugely successful in convincing employees that they should feel guilt over exercising their rights. Even when their health is at stake. FMLA is your legal entitlement. God knows workers don't have many.Take what is due to you, knowing full well that the company you work for would not hesitate for a moment to do the same. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dungeater 04/26/24 10:51:54 AM #25:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] need money and insurance --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980104068] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> need money and insurance </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dungeater 04/26/24 11:02:13 AM #27:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] work is not the only or initial reason i am in therapy and i was under the impression i get like 50% of my salary for a couple weeks at least whats the point then edit: i was thinking of NY family leave --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980104191] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> work is not the only or initial reason i am in therapyand i was under the impression i get like 50% of my salary for a couple weeks at least whats the point then edit: i was thinking of NY family leave </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dungeater 04/26/24 11:12:12 AM #29:	boy i guess i can't afford leave that seems pretty hopeless --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980104319] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>boyi guess i can't afford leavethat seems pretty hopeless </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Guide 04/26/24 11:14:39 AM #30:	Dungeater posted... i guess im not worried about being punished so much as im worried about how interpersonal dynamics will change/become more difficult for me as a result Valid concern, that's as much a part of our system as anything else, and it going awry can fuck with most everything. It's seeming like you have to take the risk with one of these options, what's going now is unsustainable, and it seems like it's doing you some real mental damage. --- evening main 2.4356848e+91 https://youtu.be/Acn5IptKWQU <cite>Guide posted [p:980104358] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>Dungeater posted... </cite><quote>i guess im not worried about being punished so much as im worried about how interpersonal dynamics will change/become more difficult for me as a result</quote>Valid concern, that's as much a part of our system as anything else, and it going awry can fuck with most everything.It's seeming like you have to take the risk with one of these options, what's going now is unsustainable, and it seems like it's doing you some real mental damage. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dungeater 04/26/24 11:19:48 AM #32:	[LFAQs-redacted-quote] that is months from now at the very least possibly a year worst case scenario, with the looming animators strike --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980104439] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote><cite>[LFAQs-redacted-quote]</cite> that is months from now at the very leastpossibly a year worst case scenario, with the looming animators strike </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jaguar34 04/26/24 11:24:48 AM #33:	Why are you taking a trip if your mental health is bad? FMLA sucks you can't get paid and your bosses have to build a case against you to fire you Why can't you work and focus on getting better? <cite>Jaguar34 posted [p:980104510] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>Why are you taking a trip if your mental health is bad?FMLA sucks you can't get paid and your bosses have to build a case against you to fire youWhy can't you work and focus on getting better?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dungeater 04/26/24 11:26:58 AM #34:	gee i never thought of it that way --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980104541] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>gee i never thought of it that way </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jaguar34 04/26/24 11:27:17 AM #35:	MrToothHasYou posted... As someone who has had to use FMLA before take it. Listen to your healthcare providers. You will not regret it, and even if it makes things tougher on your employer/coworkers, thats not your fault, and your coworkers will understand. This is good advice but TC doesn't understand he won't be paid for the time taken off It's cheaper to stay at work and lessen your shift load through PTO if possible <cite>Jaguar34 posted [p:980104547] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>MrToothHasYou posted... </cite><quote>As someone who has had to use FMLA before take it. Listen to your healthcare providers. You will not regret it, and even if it makes things tougher on your employer/coworkers, thats not your fault, and your coworkers will understand.</quote>This is good advice but TC doesn't understand he won't be paid for the time taken offIt's cheaper to stay at work and lessen your shift load through PTO if possible</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jaguar34 04/26/24 11:29:01 AM #36:	I'm someone who had to take FMLA for a serious medical condition and it financially wrecked me. Getting back to work was difficult because you have to then work 2 weeks w/o being paid. Short Term Disability is when you get 60% of your income but it doesn't have the same protections as FMLA <cite>Jaguar34 posted [p:980104566] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>I'm someone who had to take FMLA for a serious medical condition and it financially wrecked me. Getting back to work was difficult because you have to then work 2 weeks w/o being paid. Short Term Disability is when you get 60% of your income but it doesn't have the same protections as FMLA</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumpo 04/26/24 11:30:00 AM #37:	Sedgwick sucks ass processing the request --- Lancool II \| Z690 Tomahawk \|12700K \| Fuma 2 \| RTX 3070Ti \| 16GB 3600MHz \| FireCuda 530 1TB \| Inland NVMe 1TB \| RM750x <cite>Trumpo posted [p:980104585] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>Sedgwick sucks ass processing the request </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dungeater 04/26/24 12:23:06 PM #38:	mines cigna --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980105309] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>mines cigna </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrResetti 04/26/24 1:21:52 PM #39:	Dungeater posted... mines cigna Sedgwick is outsourced HR not insurance <cite>MrResetti posted [p:980106182] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>Dungeater posted... </cite><quote>mines cigna</quote>Sedgwick is outsourced HR not insurance </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Dungeater 04/26/24 1:24:02 PM #40:	ooo --- My fate was the grandest, most brilliant of them all. He/Him <cite>Dungeater posted [p:980106212] in my therapi... [t:80755247]...</cite> <quote>ooo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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