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dgt2

dgt2

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"I am struggling with how to let go of work. I am no longer as effective as I once was. I am out 1 in 3 days, and one of the other 2 is still with a migraine. I should stay home those days, but I cannot afford to do so.
It has affected my performance enough (due to not being able to remember what I was doing) that I have a performance improvement plan. My manager and I worked on some tools to help me remember what I was doing.
My manager is great, he is driven and pushes us hard, but he cares about us as people. He "took off his manager's hat" and asked me if I had considered going on disability. His reason for asking was he knows how frustrated I am when I can't perform at the level I am capable of performing. He pointed out that even impaired i am still one of the sharpest in our team. [This does make me happy].
He is not the first person to ask. The co-worker that I ride with (I don't drive) has asked the same question. Even my doctor has commented that he is very surprised I am able to work, let alone in my field-I work in InfoSec.
I am looking into what I will need to do. It seems that the first thing is to find a way to increase my VA rating to the point that I can stop working on my own terms.
I appreciate everything this forum has done that has helped me over the years. This community is wonderful."

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  • Member Since 2013