Work gives us purpose in life. That’s not a blanket statement. If you have ever been out of work for more than a month, you start to realize how much your occupation mattered to you. Not just to your sense of worth and meaning, but your routine and way of thinking. Therefore work really impacts us in a deeper way, especially in terms of what we are in contrast to who we are. So what are you? You are the apex creature on planet earth and you certainly didn’t get to be so, by not having something to do during the sunlight hours. We need to thank our stars that we do have work and that we set ourselves goals to achieve and strive for each and every day. If work gives us direction, staying at home away from work does the opposite. We get depressed and anxious when we feel like we’re stuck or frozen in time. We start to think that we’re being left behind and the world is moving fast around us. Even worse is when we’re forced to stay home through no choice of our own.
Incapacitated unjustly
It’s one thing to be made redundant and has to search for a new job, and it’s another to be forced to stay home due to injury. Workplace injuries are common, it’s sad to say, which is why all the more you need to know your rights. A personal injury lawyer is someone who knows what you’re entitled to as well as what you could be compensated with, should you choose to pursue legal action against your employer. Poor safety standards, a disregard for taking into account what is and isn’t physically possible, expected you to do more than your role responsibilities are all some of the things that lead to horrible consequences. One thing you can do is to retrieve the income you are losing by staying home to recover. Least of all, your medical bills can be paid by the compensation awarded to you from the court case. Not allowing yourself to be put into a financial hole, takes a little effort on your part but it’s better than lying on the couch counting your woes.
Retaining skills
The worst thing that can professional happen to you when you’re forced to stay home for whatever reason is the loss of your skills. If your doctor has prescribed you some medication that makes you drowsy, or if your employer has noticed you’re stressed and failing normal tasks, and maybe even your company is going through a worker strike, the one thing you cannot allow is the deterioration of your skills. Grab your computer and read of what is going on in your industry and or role type so you can keep your mind fresh into the knowledge base of your profession. What if you work with your hands, such as in construction? Write down the process of what you need to do to build something. Go into detail and take your time to remember every action. The more you are keeping in tune with what you’re everyday duties felt like, the fewer skills you will lose.
Staying a home while everyone else is off working gets really boring and draining. At first it seems fine and even relaxing, but eventually, you will need to maintain a productive thought and lifestyle.
