Sick Days
Hi! I’m looking for some outside opinions because I genuinely don’t know if I’m being unreasonable here.
I’ve been teaching at a private school for the past 2 years and up until recently things had been fine. I’m currently pregnant with my first baby and let the school know that I won’t be returning next year. Ever since then, the environment has felt noticeably more hostile toward me (admin putting me on blast in faculty emails when I'm out sick or for dr. appointments *never done for anyone else*, cold attitude towards me, ignoring me, not giving my kids with IESPs accommodations, throwing me under the bus to parents, etc.).
I have sick days left that do NOT get paid out if I leave without using them. I’m also pregnant, exhausted, dealing with appointments, and preparing for a move/new baby. I only have a few weeks left (4 but who's counting).
Here’s the part that’s bothering me: my dean told me off the books that if I use all of my remaining sick days, they may not write me a good recommendation down the road if I ever needed one.
So now I’m stuck. On one hand, these are days I earned and I lose them if I don’t use them. On the other hand, I don’t want to hurt myself professionally.
Would you use all your sick days before leaving, or just let them go and keep the peace? I literally have one left and I can't decide what to do.