My dad pointed out that my
actions should be coherent. so i have thought about this aspect:-
Quitting due to protracted illness would seem strange when there is a provision for it in the contract. on the other hand, quitting for a different reason right now might suggest prior "sick" days were faked, possibly for interviews. (people here think these things.)
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i saw my gp - had no problem, said he would give me 30 days, more if pdoc wants more, and no piece of paper needed from pdoc either. (i almost fell over backwards in the chair.
)
i reread the legal clause that gives the contractor the right to withdraw. this occurs after a medical leave longer than 1/6 of the contract term, which for me would have to be
more than 30 days , since my contract is SEVEN MONTHS.
the leave is unpaid which relieves me a bit of guilt. but the GP says it gets filed through the state and they send to the employer. theoretically a diagnosis SHOULD not be present on the employer copy but GP can't be sure. he said he would put something generic like "depressive syndrome."
For leave as of Sept 1st, i have to go back to GP on that same day. I want to push it off till then because I have pdoc appt on 30th (worst that can happen is they drop me now, so what!
) because i want to ask pdoc:
-- can he recommend 40 days.
-- can he suggest an alternative diagnosis that is more like... "stress syndrome" which...
... would be completely in line with what has been going on for months i.e. the excessive and intractable migraines, thought to be stress-induced. the contractor was informed of that,
hence 100% coherence.
anyway, if i take leave but he does not dump me, i can then resign saying something like, "After much consideration and following medical advice, i have decided that for the sake of my own health i need to pursue a different line of work." the contractor should remember that before our first contract, i had told him i wanted to give up the programming job search and go into teaching. he persuaded me to remain open to both. but he really shouldn't be too surprised.
anyway. still up in the air for now as to which road to take.
thanks all for listening.
~ waves ~