Sick Day

I'm currently sitting on my couch watching the Law and Order:CI marathon on TV. I called in sick today. Why? Because I've been fighting a cold since Tuesday. I have a fever, sore throat and am dizzy all the time. And I definitely know that I'm sick because I even threw up today and I haven't thrown up since I've been pregnant. (Well, there was that one other time. But I was sick that time too!!)

Anyway, I should've called in sick a long time ago. There is nothing going on at work, so I figured it would be ok to go home after an hour or so. So I did. And it was great. I know I'm going to hate going back to work tomorrow.

As a follow-up to my maternity leave situation, I don't think that my employer has to give me any time off or hold my job for me because I work in an office with less than 50 employees. I think that the labor laws only apply to offices where there are 50 employees or more either in our office or in outlying field offices. I don't think that I have any rights to any maternity leave.

What I do know is that my job has a LONG history of discriminating against pregnant women. And I know that the INSTANT my job and my employers find out then they are going to start talking behind my back about how I've become "worthless" and I'll never get another raise. And then it will be assumed that I'll quit. So I don't really have a choice of coming back.

Could I sue them and win? Probably. Will I? No way! I want to leave those sad pathetic people alone. They can all sit around and tell each other how great this job is and how anyone would be lucky to work there. And believe me, they do that already!!

So please let me know if I'm wrong about that maternity leave thing. I kinda hope that I am, because the all I have to do is give a 2 weeks notice before I quit. But then I think she can cancel my medical benefits immediately, right? I really wish I had someone with whom I could talk about this.