Worth more on disability
well, another day another weird turn of events.
so, speed run- im off work for dysautonomia/flare/possible pots and now a new back injury. im out of sick time and for some reason my work contract doesnt have short term disability, so I have to apply for e.i sickness benefits. fair enough. 55% of pre tax pay for up to 26 weeks. BUT
after 26 weeks you can go on long term and get 70% and then my mortgage paid while im off (we have added insurance on the mortgage).
obviously id rather be fine. but man, if theres an option other than killing myself at work just to drag through days off to go back again..damn. id rather ve fatigued/sore/random heart rate issues at home than doing all things at a time. imagine- yeah, still pain, but pain at home, where i dont have to act like im fine or smile through ppls bullshit advice- while not stressing about money!
that said, in all seriousness, im sorry if youre suffering and needing to be off permanently or long term. this illness is a bitch.