[ SECRET POST #4703 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #4703 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.



__________________________________________________



02.


__________________________________________________



03.


__________________________________________________



04.


__________________________________________________



05.


__________________________________________________



06.



__________________________________________________



07.












Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 08 secrets from Secret Submission Post #673.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: Exasperating Habits

[(Anonymous)]

I've been off work for three weeks, recovering from a surgical procedure. The doctor stated that I would need to be off work for 6 weeks, at which point I should be well enough to return, barring any complications.

I made the mistake of telling my parents about the procedure. Their question, every day after the first week, has been "are you back to work yet?" They know the recovery timeline I was given, but they've decided I'm malingering because I'm following my doctor's directions for recovery.

(And no, right-to-work legislation isn't a thing in my area, it's illegal for employers to fire people for a doctor-supported medical condition, and I'm in a strong union that would eat them alive if they tried to stealth-fire with a semiplausible excuse.)

Re: Exasperating Habits

[(Anonymous)]

Do they know you're not in any trouble with losing your job? I know my parents are very bad for not taking time off work when they're ill, and listening to their doc's advice to take it easy. Most of it is because they grew up without any security in their jobs, maybe your parents are the same?
It doesn't make it any less annoying of course, but they could just be worried?

If it were me, I'd probably just change the subject any time they brought it up. Just in a way where they know you aren't about to have the same sort of conversation again and again.

Re: Exasperating Habits

[(Anonymous)]

Yes, they know I'm not at risk of losing my job, and no, they've never had to worry about job security. They're retired now, but they've both taken extended periods off for their own health issues in the past without any trouble.

I do change the subject, and have explicitly requested they stop pestering me about it, but it doesn't change the fact that literally the first question they ask when they call me is "are you back to work yet". Not "how are you feeling" or "how was your day", "are you back to work yet".

Re: Exasperating Habits

[(Anonymous)]

79 nayrt but you'd be well within your rights to call them out on their messed up priorities. Or just end the conversation if they won't knock it off.