I've been working part time for less than a year and managing okay, but last week I tried a supplement that caused the worse fatigue crash/flare I've had in years.
I had to call out two days last week and then today. I used up my sick time last week but have paid vacation time left so am using that today.
I also work with mostly older people (I'm young, some of my coworkers are in their 70s) so I'm worried they might judge me for calling out more than them.
I really like my job and hate feeling unreliable and am so frustrated. The stress is not good for me either.
How do you deal with this?
I've heard from Europeans this is an "American" thing, because Americans have limited sick days
Add: If I need to take a leave of absence due to being ill but don't yet quality for FMLA, is that an option? How would I go about that?