I’ve been on FMLA for the past few weeks recovering from a major surgery and I’m honestly dreading going back to work. It is making me incredibly anxious.
Before I left, my manager kept making comments like “I’m so jealous of your time off” and “you’re lucky you get all this time off,” as if this was some kind of vacation. In reality, I’ve been recovering from a serious condition that took almost 10 years to even get diagnosed, so those comments felt really off putting and made me really uncomfortable.
She also kept saying things like “I’m going to have to do two jobs while you’re out you know” which just made me feel super guilty for taking leave to recover. I have a feeling I’m going to keep hearing about this and she’s going to hold this over me for as long as she can when I get back.
Honestly, even though I’ve been recovering physically, this has been the best I’ve felt mentally in years just being away from her and the overall toxic environment.
At this point, I really don’t even want to go back.