The first episode of the year 2022!
I have been sick with Covid for almost 2 weeks and therefore unable to record. However, during this downtime, I have had time to think and reflect on the success, learning lessons, and areas of growth in 2021. This being said I share my experience of covid and how I dealt with work and being unable to work and how I set clear boundaries in communicating this. The reality of being a Black Woman and unwell is an experience, we are often dehumanised and not given the grace to be unwell. The Black Women are strong rhetoric is toxic when you do not give Black Women the grace to not be strong, where is the balance which is afforded to our white and non-black counterparts?
In this episode, I also share my experience during covid with a colleague 'Graham' who despite being informed I had covid and was very sick still sought to email be to cause distress because again the thought of a Black Woman being unwell did not make sense to him. My thumbs dragged him because even in sickness we have to show up for ourselves.
I also provide you with information regarding sickness policy that has changed and affects all organisations!
Taking sick leave Temporary Policy change until 27th January 2022 (no doctors note required for sickness up to 28 days)
https://www.gov.uk/taking-sick-leave
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Music (Intro and Outro) Written and created by Nomadic Star
