I'm pretty sure I'm fired over this.... I've been trying to call my boss for a week now and he won't return my calls. Same with the store manager.
They have a real good reason to let me go. I've spoken about my depression and alcoholism issues here before. I've shown up half drunk to work most of the time I've worked there, and they put up with it because I generally busted my ass. But after moving to nights, well... I went downhill. When I worked days, I was drinking about a 12 pack a day, but still (somewhat) functioning - for the past few weeks it's been almost double that, until the depression came back and reared its ugly head and said "oh no.. you're not going to work anymore, no way, you need the bottle before anything!".
I've basically spent the past 2 weeks having a severe nervous breakdown. It's been really bad, but today I've made arrangements to get someone to watch my place (mainly my aquarium + cat) for a couple of weeks and made arrangements to get a ride to a nuthouse. My medical insurance doesn't cover mental or substance issues whatsoever (and even if it did, my deductible is $1100 - I have under $1 in my bank account right now). I live in a small limbo area where... I live in the city of Dallas, but not in the county of Dallas, and the county I live in has very limited offerings with public healthcare (and they limit me more because I actually live in Dallas). So I've spent the past day trying to find someplace that'll accept me without some massive upfront payment.
So uh, wish me luck I guess. I'm 99% sure I'm out of a job, but I'm really looking forward to a new lease on life. I know there's tons of people at work that will give me a good reference too. Don't know why I'm even posting this beyond hoping for some kind words..
Oh yeah, if anyone says "just quit" - I invite you to look up DT's on google. Alcohol withdrawal is one of the worst forms of w/d that exists and is one of only a few that can actually kill you. Scary stuff.
They have a real good reason to let me go. I've spoken about my depression and alcoholism issues here before. I've shown up half drunk to work most of the time I've worked there, and they put up with it because I generally busted my ass. But after moving to nights, well... I went downhill. When I worked days, I was drinking about a 12 pack a day, but still (somewhat) functioning - for the past few weeks it's been almost double that, until the depression came back and reared its ugly head and said "oh no.. you're not going to work anymore, no way, you need the bottle before anything!".
I've basically spent the past 2 weeks having a severe nervous breakdown. It's been really bad, but today I've made arrangements to get someone to watch my place (mainly my aquarium + cat) for a couple of weeks and made arrangements to get a ride to a nuthouse. My medical insurance doesn't cover mental or substance issues whatsoever (and even if it did, my deductible is $1100 - I have under $1 in my bank account right now). I live in a small limbo area where... I live in the city of Dallas, but not in the county of Dallas, and the county I live in has very limited offerings with public healthcare (and they limit me more because I actually live in Dallas). So I've spent the past day trying to find someplace that'll accept me without some massive upfront payment.
So uh, wish me luck I guess. I'm 99% sure I'm out of a job, but I'm really looking forward to a new lease on life. I know there's tons of people at work that will give me a good reference too. Don't know why I'm even posting this beyond hoping for some kind words..
Oh yeah, if anyone says "just quit" - I invite you to look up DT's on google. Alcohol withdrawal is one of the worst forms of w/d that exists and is one of only a few that can actually kill you. Scary stuff.
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