So, I've just been sent home from work....

[Batman]

You should have told them earlier if it was that bad.

Work hate being taken to employment tribunal for causing stress. Glad you told them, just mention stress to them on Monday and they will have to try and look after you a bit better.

I had to take on a staff member that had been off sick for a while and she had hundreds of emails. I clicked them all and deleted them for her. The relief on her face was good to see.

I had another staff who was wobbling all over the place and I sent her home and told her to have a good weekend.

I did tell them and they just kind of let it rumble on, I think that my team leader saw that I was pretty much at breaking point today and I think she knows that I would be liable to do something pretty fucking stupid, I'd probably end up chinning someone or putting my fist through my computer screen or something.

I think I have managed to catch it early enough on to get over it pretty quickly, like I say I already feel better for it.

It just feels strange because in my 32 years on this planet I have never got to this point, it takes a lot to stress me out, yeah I can get pissed off pretty easily and I can complain and whinge like a mother fucker but I'm one of those people who is only happy when they are miserable (in a good sort of way) but this feels completely alien to me.

[brocktonblockbust]

@Batman good you unloaded like that bro. You cannot keep that stuff inside for so long next time. Tell them earlier. They're taking advantage of you. What kind of absolute b******* is that unpaid time at work? That is against the law. Every minute you are there you are legally entitled to get paid for. There's no such thing as unpaid time at work. Don't let them pull a fast one on you. Good that you spoke up. Keep speaking up.

[walrus]

Good for u batman. Work isn't always supposed to always be pleasant but you shouldn't be miserable everyday. Enjoy ur cocktails this weekend, I do hope they follow through on Monday

[Primo Carnera]

Hey, take care bud . Don't let it get so bad that you're getting stressed, it ain't worth it. try to keep a clear head and do what you can do. And make sure they follow up with their promises.
As long as you can look yourself in the mirror and tell yourself that you have done an honest days work, then you have no other fucker to answer to really .

[walrus]

@Batman I have to relate something similar. We had a three hundred pound motor that hangs about twenty feet in the air and was surrounded by conduit and a catwalk giving almost no access to it. I've changed plenty of motors but this one was a monster. It's really a four person job but it was up to me and my coworker. I tried asking my boss for a little guidance which is something I never do. He gave me a completely unrealistic way to remove and install it. Well in the end me and my coworker got it done, of course not the way my boss told us as it was impossible. Frickin boss didn't even walk out to look at the motor. Anyway, sometimes bosses are idiots and don't know what they r doing

[brocktonblockbust]

That boss was a very uncaring person. What an absolutely unhelpful self-absorbed piece of garbage. Two workers ask for his guidance and he cannot even be bothered to walk out and look with his own eyes? That is one of the worst bosses I have ever heard of

[walrus]

That boss was a very uncaring person. What an absolutely unhelpful self-absorbed piece of garbage. Two workers ask for his guidance and he cannot even be bothered to walk out and look with his own eyes? That is one of the worst bosses I have ever heard of

He really is Brock, I can't relate how tough that motor was. I almost lost a finger and my coworker almost fell off the lift. It was also a nine hour job. I should have left it to blow for my boss. It was leaking oil and the gears were starting to turn into flakes, it prob had a week left

[Alpha]

Sh-t that's no good bro. At the end of the day it's only a job. Don't ever let yourself get to that point again mate. Like Master says mention stress as much as you can and they'll be walking on egg shells to try and accommodate you, I would also suggest taking some leave, just to recharge the batteries and get your mind straight. Tell HR that the solution given to you was to work more unpaid hours. That's just crazy.