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Fellow Barnstaple or North Devon, UK sufferers... i need some help with work?!

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sarah-loui069
sarah-loui069

Some of you may have seen my previous posts about my ongoing struggle with my job and my new boss who does not believe my cfs/me is real or that i am even unwell at all. Anyway i have basically reached my limits of what i can handle. She is vile to me and my job has become unbearably demanding. I am on call 24/7 and work from home at weekends as well as full time in the office during the week. I dont even get paid for all the over time. Please, does anyone who is based in my local area know of any work going anywhere that i would be able to manage? Financially i cannot afford anything less than a full time wage despite my doctors plea's for me to go part time. I could take a cut in hours in the pay was enough to do so. I need to work in a much more flexible environment. My skills are admin based and i would be happy filing documents all day long. I am just so depressed and get severe anxiety about going to work right now. I cant handle it anymore but i feel North Devon is so limited for work that i could manage to do. Any advice would be so welcome!

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  • linesy91
    linesy91 sarah-loui069

    Posted

    I live in Barnstaple too but my condition is too severe to work at the moment.  I always keep an eye out on indeed jobs to see if there would be anything suitable rolleyes wish I had better advice.  Might be worth writing to a few places explaining your situation and seeing if anywhere needs the help? 
  • Guava
    Guava sarah-loui069

    Posted

    Hi sarah -loui, sorry to hear what you are going through ,,its hard yakka,, the goverment wants me to work ,,and of course i want to too ,, but its not so easy ,, just a thought ,,but you could try a letter to the universe,, they work like this ,, you write Dear Universe,, then all the stuff you would like,,in your case ,,lots of detail about the job you would like,, i think i will make one today also ,, for my whole life and work wise,, then on the other side of your paper ,,in big letters  ,write message to the Universe,, you then stick it on your ceiling or wall,, latter side out ,,so you cant see what you wrote ,, and then the Magic starts happen!  Good luck Guava <3 smile

  • Mgtf
    Mgtf sarah-loui069

    Posted

    Hi my name is Paul i was diagnosed with ME now called CFS in the year 2000 which I was very I'll i managed to work on and full time thinking back 3 years before my diagnosis that I had ongoing case's of flu colds sore throat to all the stuff that comes with it

    I have had many treatment s but for years i have struggled ME association said I have only managed my job on adrenaline because I have no energy when I stop

    My point is that I have been told now by a private occupational consultant that having it so long and not having the right Support and advice and time out of work it is embedded in me now the reason I have mentioned this is that I had severe relapse in November 2016 a d have been signed of since then employer is largely involved due to me not being able to carry out my daily job it now comes under equality with your rights did you also become I'll within this employer

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