So, I took all of your advice and talked and listened and worked on getting back with my HP. Here's my story.
Work is killing me. I dread going in every day and so it drags me down. I ask my HP to help me. I get into work and for all the jobs I've applied for since May I've never had an interview. I bet you can guess what? Ha, nope! Not just one interview but two! The first one was a phone interview then she invites me to a sit down interview the next day. The second one is in person.
Since work have me on a warning I supposedly can't transfer out of the department. So I say I'm still going to the interview. I have no idea why I'm supposed to go but I'm going to go and my HP will show me. Well, I came back from the interview so happy. For an hour and twenty minutes I felt great. I answered the questions and for that period of time I wasn't the person my management make feel I am. I was confident and happy and felt so good about myself.
The next day my manager and his manager pull me in for some BS he's actually made up. When I followed up the day after with his manager to show him. His manager said he didn't remember the conversation. @$#%^!@$!!!
Okay, so I dissolve and take off home. I've not been back in since. Now in my previous life this is the point at which I would lose my job to my bipolar/depressive crash. BUT, this time someone tells me about FMLA. So I go to see the doctor about the state I am in and he says my meds are at the max and he recommends a psych for me to see and advises me to see the therapist first so I don't have to wait a month. Said, he doesn't want to leave me like this.
AND, I mention FMLA and he says absolutely as he doesn't want me to lose my job over this episode. Said just bring in the forms and he'll sign them.
SO, I won't lose my job as I would have in the past. I'm getting a chance to keep my life on track!!
Excellent, I know the work situation scenario, am going through this too at the moment, hp does rock, my union membership came through though I had let my membership lapse since 2004, and its at a time when they are rationalising all and trying to get rid of me, because now I'm entitled to rights, well done you for being open to your hp,
Pretty cool! I can tell you that it must be ok to pray for work because I've been it ever since my sponsor told me to 20 years ago. I'm self employed so I have to go out find work every week. And it comes, more it comes when I'm grateful.
I've really come to believe that my HP will ALAWYS do for me what I can't do for myself, and really, there's not much I can or even want to do by myself. I'm really glad things are working out for you. It still amazes me how much sobriety has changed me and those around.
