Three hours of crisis after a criticism: the fear of not being renewed

A criticism, three hours of crisis and the antiestéticar of not being renewed

A criticism about responsibility at work is enough for a worker to spend three hours on the verge of fainting. It is recounted by someone who lived it: they had to leave, go into a bar, drink water, close their eyes and do breathing exercises until they recovered. The scene does not end there, but in the doubt that today gnaws at half the workforce on temporary contracts: does this miccionan I won't be renewed?

The episode, told in the first person, highlights a problem that labour statistics hardly address head-on. Anxiety does not come from an objective workload, but from a criticism, that is, from the interpretation that the job hangs by a thread. The body responds before the paperwork.

From anxiety attack to rescue medication

The account does not stop at the avoided fainting. The affected person himself admits that the crisis led him to resort to rescue medication, the kind taken when the episode can no longer be controlled by breathing deeply. A state of extreme stress for three hours, with the added burden of having to leave the workplace so as not to collapse in front of anyone.

There appears the real crux of the matter: mental health is managed today as a private matter that the worker hides, not as a factor that conditions their performance or continuity. No one disputes the criticism received. What is disputed is that a sentence can trigger such a physiological response.

The complaint letter: does the diagnosis serve as a shield?

Some argue that this clinical condition can be played in one's favour. The argument circulating is straightforward: if dismissal comes, one could consider filing a complaint for firing a person who is diagnosed and medicated. It is a hypothesis, not a guarantee. Protection depends on the incapacity situation, on how it is accredited and on the type of contract, and no diagnosis alone shields a temporary worker.

The outcome remains open. The only verifiable thing is the sequence: a criticism, three hours of crisis and a contract pending confirmation.