I’m about to quit my IB job due to health reasons and wondering if anyone has done the same themselves. Do I go to HR first? My staffer? My rabbi MD?
What can I expect? How do I best handle this? I’m quitting without anything lined up next and just need time to decompress and reassess things. I have savings to last me a decent amount of time so not worried about how to survive.
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edit: this is real, so apologies for sounding rude earlier.
If you have actual facts from your doctor, I would consider your options and what you want to do. If you have nothing else lined up - how will this affect your life?
This is an HR issue, I would say. It would help to brief your MD beforehand, but you can't give him any medical information in writing, ideally. Only HR can ask you limited things in this regard. And they are trained professionals. Just don't forget that they work for the company and not for you.
Do not share medical information you don't have to disclose legally.
do you know any legal professionals in employment law? wouldn't hurt to talk to them initially.
Has any doctor diagnosed you with any condition, formally?
Without an actual diagnosis performed by a medical professional, what exactly is the problem (without divulging anything personal/confidential).
Googling symptoms isn't enough, in my opinion. I know people can feel weird, sick, and not healthy. But we aren't doctors. Neither are people on reddit.
Just trying to help and figure out what's wrong.
nb: I come from a medical family and could be biased. I just believe doctors are there for a purpose.
I think you need to speak to a legal professional before making significant changes in your life.
Nobody here is a medical or legal professional (assuming that, I don't know everyone on here). But even if they were, you need to talk to professionals regarding this situation.
For your own protection, please consider all options, opportunities and legal rights before you do anything on this.
If your own health, physical safety, or financial future is at risk - I wouldn't trust internet advice enough to base any decisions on that. not saying WSO is not a great place (it is!), but we can't really diagnose health conditions, unfortunately, and we are most likely not experienced enough to see the legal ramifications at your workplace that would come as a result.
you need to find out 1) what is wrong 2) what can be done to treat this effectively 3) how does this influence your personal and professional life and 4) how does the LAW protect you in this situation?
please do not disclose anything to your employer without knowing your rights. in your own interest
just an example: in some cases a health condition is classified as a disability. by law, an employer can not let you go because of a medical condition that is a result of a disability. this is illegal. The employee also does not have to disclose a disability until the employer has to accommodate for it officially .