Since I’m kind of out-of-office twice a week, my boss asked me to look at additional leave options. I’ve known him for about 20 years and work for him during 17 of those years. He really wants me to get better before stressing out about work. With the growing number of infected employees at our work location, it’s getting more stressful.
I checked with work and they said the FMLA leave limit is based on a rolling 12-months and I’ve used up 59 out of 60 days of allowed leave. That rules out additional medical leave or intermittent leave options since I only have one day before it resets this November. My only options are taking a sabbatical, which is only three months max, or going part-time. To keep my benefits, I would have to work 30 hours/week minimum.
Since we have a few work emergencies, I think I would go with the 30 hour options so I can still work on my project and provide support to the department. This was, even though there’s a 25% pay cut, I’m still occupied and still make a good salary.
Life with chronic diseases 