Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi everyone, (sorry for my spelling)
I've been in this sales job for 3 years. Never really enjoyed it, infact it has caused me intense stress and anxiety which I beleive hasn't helped my drepession.
I'm newly diagnosed, my employers are patient and try being supportive. I have a fience who is in a stable job and pays most of the bills.
I want out of my current job. My diagnosis has validated/clarified a sizable amount of my negative experiences with the noise, changable rules, loose ethics and the relentless drive for better statistics. It's over stimulating and maddening. On bad days I cry in the office then have to go home because I feel safer there.
I've heard of PIP, although it sounds like an obtuse and intimidating process.
I beleive I'm eligable for Job Seekers Allowance, but a rule of their is that if you quit your job without good reason, you will have less financial support the first 3 months.
My partner can't support us both.
Is mental health a just reason to quit and would JS accept that?
Any financial/mental health advice for a next step?
Generally speaking I think you would have to be signed off of work by your doctor for them to accept that you left for medical reasons, either that or you get sacked (made redundant)
Makes sense. Thank you Peter :)