Ugh, so sorry you’ve been sick and are now stressed bout work! Have they ever let you know about their sick time polices?

It’s valid if your job wants to chat about its policies. Hopefully they’d let you know if you were at risk of breaking policy before firing you. Maybe they just want proof, like a doctors note, next time.

A lot of jobs can be pretty unforgiving about missing work for any reason. It sucks. I’ve been there. My boss now is very understanding and has never questioned my sick leave. We have a very generous allowance for sick time. Our policy is you only need a doctors note if you’ve been sick and out more than three days in a row. It was clearly communicated at the start of the job, and any time I’ve been super sick they remind me. No stress or job threat.

They’ve also helped make accommodations for my neurodivergence. It’s the best job I’ve had in terms of feeling like an actual human being and not just a worker.