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Still no reply but my boss regularly used text message as a means of communication with me. The whole company does. If they want me for a shift they text me, if the need to have a meeting or training it is organised using text messages. So I didnt think it was that bad to use text in this situation when I could not talk on the phone when the company itself uses text to communicate.

My other job is going fine now and even if I lose the childcare one its not the end of the world. Its just sad cos I did really enjoy it. And I will miss the money but I can tighten the purse strings and get by. I dont know what the outcome is yet so I am not going to waste energy planning.

Thank you all for your replys I am still interested to hear how many of you work and how long were you able to hold down jobs, were you able to work full time or restricted to part time?

Sorry for the double post but thought I would update those that might be interested.

My boss replied via text message that I could take all the time I need, just let them know when I am ready to come back. She wishes me well and hopes I am able to come back soon. So I am very happy with that outcome It really takes the pressure off to know that I can have this time off and I have a job to go back to.

Thanks guys for giving me an outlet and for the advice.

That's great to hear Supernova! It makes life so much nicer when you know you have a good, supportive boss around.

I've been lucky and have definitely had some of those in my life! (I even had a boss send me home... twice.... once because I was clearly sick -- I'd been hungover the day before and my mom had b****ed me out...and the next day I was still feeling awful... so my mom said that was what I got. Boss said that was ridiculous that no one has a two-day hangover so she sent me home. my mom flipped out when I came home early, and guess what? I'd worked two days with strep throad and a temperature over 100!)

I am in corporate and have been in my job for 4 years. I've moved positions a bit within our company. I've had 2 stints in hospital while I've been here. Some days I battle, but we need to understand that we are ill at times, and take sick leave if necessary to recover

I just lost my job last Friday.

My 3 year old granddaughter died at Easter time this spring (she had cerebral palsy and epilepsy and in December the doctor gave her 6 months to live). Now my daughter has anorexia and weighs about 90 pounds.

I started a new job in early June and the people were great and the money was $4 more an hour than I made at my last job. I was sick for 2 weeks in August - stress headaches and depression. My manager was great - very sympathetic, but when the two weeks ran into 3 they fired me. I don't blame them really.

I'm also having a knee replacement in Sept, and would have needed to be off 6 weeks for that.

So I applied for government disability again. I was approved for it in April 2013, so it's rubber stamped. But I'd rather be working.

When I started my new job in June I was gung ho, was very productive, loved my job, and worked overtime. I was probably hypomanic. After 2 months, with my daughter in such bad shape, I was depressed.

I have a resume on my laptop of every job I ever had. In the past 8 years I've had 14 jobs, and I was unemployed for 3 of those years.

I work full time and I have had my job for over two years, BUT it is very stressful for me even though it's the easiest job anyone could ask for. I'm a hospice certified nurse assistant and I work third shift. I work with one patient per shift in their homes and the patients mostly sleep during the night so I usually watch tv or do homework for most of my shift. There generally isn't much to do during my shift since I assist with medications, repositioning, etc. which just take a few minutes.

My job is stressful for me because every job is stressful for me, just being alive is stressful lol. I have so many disorders and several not diagnosed yet (suspected schizoaffective bipolar type and bpd) that everything is a hassle. I have trouble with social interactions because of my autism, I have several anxieties and I always have anxiety which affects me physically too, I'm way too sensitive about silly crap and other emotions, my mood can be unstable, I have a hard time focusing and memory problems, and I have delusions/hallucinations daily. The list goes on, but I want to work in the medical field so badly and help people to the best of my ability.

People don't know I have all these disabilities and sometimes they can push me to the edge and I have been hospitalized (happened 3 times with this job so far). I am striving to do the best that I can do and I know I can do it. I need a good career with good pay and one that helps other people since I feel that I'm alive to helps those in need. I'm currently in college perusing that goal and hopefully my disabilities won't interfere too much.