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Just sounded out my boss' son. I had my days cut from 5 to 3 to 'save the company money'. I was told that this situation would be reviewed at the beginning of March. No-one has approached me about it yet so I took things into my own hands. I suggested to the boss' son that I could do 4 days a week i...

It's 2 months away to a 1 year since I was diagnosed with MS & what a drastic change it's made in my work life. Last year, around this time, I was getting ready to speak at 2 International Women's Day [IWD] events via work, while managing a foggy brain, undesirable bodily functions & pains througho...

At the moment my fatigue is through the roof. I am currently working full time but spend most of the weekends in bed or on the couch. I’ve thought about reducing my hours and doing a 9 day fortnight for a while but I’m not sure if this would help me. Has anyone found reducing their work hours ben...

It is hard to get across how bad I feel sometimes. I don’t need people to understand, but I don’t want to assumptions either. My cousin, who is always my boss five days a week, can be so hurtful. I may say my legs are achy, but don’t go into detail. He has no idea how much I struggle and can be ve...

Hello, Does anyone else struggle with full time work and running a home. I seem to be able to either work and the house ends up a total mess or i keep my house nice and are too worn out to cope at work. I want and need to reduce my hours but cant afford to. My MS is deteriorating and i feel like i ...

I work full time and hope to keep it that way for a very long time as seen as i am the bread winner. Recently i have had a few problems at work which have resulted in meetings with Occupational Health, who gave me a cognitive test to see exactly where i am compared to someone of the same age and edu...

Hi all, just heard about a new website that has been launched to provide information to employers and employees about the rights of employees with long term health conditions. I know a few people have posted in the past about concerns about work so thought it might be helpful.

Hey guys, I kind of just use this platform for so many different reasons but it helps me most with processing my feelings and life. I just graduated a month ago ish and was diagnosed with rrms last october. It's been a rollercoaster to say the least with getting diagnosed senior year of college and...

Hey guys, I kind of just use this platform for so many different reasons but it helps me most with processing my feelings and life. I just graduated a month ago ish and was diagnosed with rrms last october. It's been a rollercoaster to say the least with getting diagnosed senior year of college and...

Just venting… there is no such thing as work life balance with this disease. I go to bed early. I wake up zombie out of bed to go to work to come home to be back in bed. I want to be more active do more things with my husband, besides go to work and come home, I feel like I don’t have a life and the...