I just started at a new location at work and for whatever reason, I psych myself out right before my shift and get horrible stomach aches and nausea. The first day I started, I had to go home an hour early because I kept feeling extremely nauseous. The next day, I had to call out because I woke up at 3am throwing up from the anxiety. It’s not that I’m a bad worker, I’m very efficient and I’ve been with the company for a long time. But now, I feel like people will hate me when I show up next because I called out and made a bad impression. It’s hard to control because sometime my anxiety can be controllable and I can force myself to still go in, but other days I feel like I can’t function because I feel so nauseous or my stomach hurts. I work in the food service industry so it’s not like I have a career job, but I can’t keep calling out. How should I deal with this?
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Please do not devalue your own position. Food industry or not, you play an important role, plus you’ve been there for a long time and that says a lot. Next, I want you to remember that many people are very preoccupied with themselves and their personal lives, they will soon forget you were sick.
I get it. I used to feel nervous when calling in too. How I overcame this was really to stop caring so much, realize you have a right to call in sick, your coworkers call in when they’re sick also. Also, after the day is over, no one will really remember you calling in. This too shall pass