Shipper said:
I am convinced that my Emplorer is trying to get shot of me.
Incresed workloads, impossible deadlines, short notice European travel.
I feel like my head is going to explode, levels all over the place due to the stress.
I became type 1 while working for them. I was on a major project, 16hr days and away from home for a month. After it finished I took a holiday in the Sun and contracted Diabetes, lost three stone in two weeks. Ay 40 with no family history it was a bit of a shock.
And the chances of getting another Job now.......non-existant, not with this condition.
But who said life was fair?
Ship
Ship,
you don't say what industry you work in but I worked in IT and your description of the increasing pressure sounds familiar.
I was diagnosed as T2 after a long period of high pressure work with long hours, irregular meals, stress etc.
Subsequently I started to set limits on the amount of work I would take on, and felt a lot better for it.
I made no secret of the fact I was T2 and booked time off for blood tests etc. and this was never held against me. I felt very uncomfortable if I had to say that my diabetes could be affected by stress, but neverthless I was prepared to do this if necessary.
I suspect that you are feeling down and feeling that the pressure is personal. I would suggest that it may not be personal - they are probably leaning on everyone.
I have seen a lot of individuals and teams pressured into working ever longer hours and after a while it starts to seem normal and expected, and nobody wants to be the one to refuse to do extra hours.
You have to make your health your priority, and push back. Nearly always, when you push back you will get no arguments, and if you do you can nail them to the wall because your health should not be put at risk by your employer.
There is plenty of legislation to protect people with health issues from discrimination during employment and when going for new jobs. I appreciate that diabetes can be a special problem for driving jobs but apart from that you should not have major problems.
I think your main problem is that when you start to go under from work stress then everything looks impossible - and it is very hard to take positive action when you are feeling negative.
In general, my workmates used to forget that I had diabetes and offer me sweets and cakes, so it was obviously not a major issue amongst my peers
Best of luck, and think positive!
LGC