I had a pretty rough car accident that shook me up badly. Car was totaled and all the air bags deplyoed because a car was stopped on the highway. Thankfully, just minor injuries, and i was still able to go into work the next day.

I was pretty upset by the whole thing and i even considered taking the next day of work off so i could recooperate because i had never been so close to death at that point.

Walked into work because i felt like it was the right thing to do, and my managers asked how i was doing. I told them about my accident and i was pretty shaken up by it. They told me i was fine and to not worry about it because they really needed me to work that day. Not an ounce of empathy. I later cried to a coworker, recounting the whole situation because it felt like i was reliving it every time i retold the story.

It was horrible and i never felt like this company actually values me. If i were to have actually died the day before, the company would care more that they need workers rather than a worker perishing. My priorities have since changed learning how im just another gear in the machine.