Faking my sickness so I could get a rest day, after working continuously for over a month
There are days when being “the most reliable person” at work feels less like a compliment and more like a curse. At my company’s headquarters, I’ve somehow become the one person they depend on for everything — and because of that, I’m constantly stretched thin, treated like a machine rather than a human being with limits. Recently, the company pushed a massive project worth at least RM1 million , expecting everyone to give their all. But while others work a single shift a day with two off days a week, my reality is very different. I’m alone, handling the workload of multiple people, and answering to at least three different bosses every single day. None of them coordinate with each other. None of them ask if I’m coping, sleeping, or even functioning. Most nights, I’ve worked until midnight, only to wake up and continue first thing in the morning. And still — not a single word of concern. Not even once. When I finally got my off days, I thought I could breathe… but no. My boss dec...