I have nothing really to add except that I've felt very guilty lately. .I have only 3 shifts left before I am done with my coffee shop job. I am only 18 weeks. The amount of physical work in a coffee place can be crazy, on top of the stress level of facing extreme busyness of endless customers with so much background work to get done. I've had a few Dr's notes since week five saying my hours should be reduced to 20-30, but instead I've been getting 40+, including many 11 hour days due to being so short handed. Even with severe morning sickness I have been left alone to run it all alone almost every day. I've worked through the misery for months now but after 14 weeks the frequent vomiting returned intensely forcing me to leave early for the first two times ever, I was told that they'd need to 'figure something out'. But I can't even go on a loa since I haven't been back a full year (i am a rehire with 5+ years experience). Employees are not allowed to have any restrictions at all at my workplace, but I could just never understand why I've been getting no assistance at all in my current position. Left alone with huge rushes made to run out of everything, so many days with 2+ hours overtime despite the Dr's papers saying my hours should be reduced majorly. It's just so frustrating. They tell me they'll rehire me instantly and how hard a worker I am, so I just don't know why they couldn't work with what's going on with me now. I also have some pretty severe anxiety issues and being totally off all medications has made interacting with customers at 40+ hours a pure torture for me.
Anyway. ...this has been my rant\vent, even though just today I was looking at all the parts of the job I'll miss (great coworkers and making drinks). My husband and I can get by on his income for now, but the guilt not pushing myself for longer is so difficult. But having basic customer interactions lead to repeated vomiting is just not working anymore.
It's not the most difficult job I've had by far, but coffee shop can be a lot more demanding than it might appear from the outside.