I did not plan , I'll just go back on SSDI and STDI/LTDI. My Mom died and my Dad got a cancer diagnosis 2 mos later. He was in hospice a month after that. I shut down, going into a major depression besides the grief for both. I did not plan this or ever expect to go back on disability. Quite the opposite in fact, it never even entered my mind until 2 months into leave that my doc suggested I refile.

The restrictions my doc Pdoc asked for are temporary at that. For me not to work more than 40 hours, and shifts not longer than 8 for the time being. This is what I was hired for, 40 hrs a week, 8 hour shifts. In essence, it is to to prevent overtime right now until I get get my feet back under me.

Overtime is mandatory for us in that we are scheduled for it at times but usually weekly. 12-16 hours shifts are the norm or working 7 days a week. HR, offsite, are saying they "cannot restrict against something that might not happen", except for us it is a normal occurrence. My doc even knew this that is why he did that. They tried to tell me that they could restrict me to 1st shift and I explained that I don't want to be inflexible, I can work 2nd shift because they need the coverage, just not the extra hours right now and restricting to first shift could still have me working the extra hours by 2 extra days a week. By Friday this week, I was dragging. I needed the day to recoup. I need to have a day off to recharge right now as I don't bounce back quickly at the moment. I won't get it otherwise.

At the moment too I can barely get through the 8 hours daily, and I have only had one week back FT. I know I will be able to get back to myself but it is going to take some time.

I can understand from their perspective not having an employee available to work extra hours can be a problem, but I know for a fact there are two employees alone at my site that do not work more than 40 hours, perhaps it is an understood agreement with the managers at my site and not through HR, that I don't know. However, I am also not asking this on a permanent basis and at that, my supervisor and manager are fine with this.

What I don't understand is that they held my job for me for 6 months, which was beyond nice and by far did not have to do, but HR was literally hostile over this. Perhaps it was the last straw. (?) To me, I see that I am contributing coverage for much needed holes in the schedule taking the burden off the other employees so they don't have to work as much OT, creating a better environment, and cutting costs because they are not having to pay as much OT for the bottom line, which is an even bigger concern to them in the scheme of things.

I just don't get it.