<p>One thing that DH and I learned many years ago (so we were young), is that if you work when you are not expected to do so, and find a way to do much more than is expected of you it goes a long, long way. As an example, DH had a project due and he wanted to get it done. DH and I went to his office on New Year’s Day. I did some collating for him while he was working. Well, his boss walked into the office and he saw us working on New Year’s Day (I was not being paid at all, but was just there to keep DH company). Well it stuck with DH’s boss that my husband was a worker that will go above and beyond. His daily work did not make the same impression, even when he stayed at work until 11 pm and arriving at 6 am quite often. Working on this one holiday was a feather in DH’s cap for years! If one can find a way to do this, it allows a boss to overlook a lot of other things, in my opinion. </p>
<p>Also, I have a friend who had cancer. He went for chemo treatments on Thursday afternoons, did not work on Fridays, and went back to work on Monday mornings. He spent Friday through Sunday sleeping. He kept his job. There were no issues with his treatment and staying employed. BTW, he is fine today (diagnosed about 15 years ago). Oh, at the time he was in his late 30s, or early 40s.</p>
<p>I know someone else who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer also about 15 years ago. Her boss was miserable to her. I don’t recall the specifics, but she tried to create all types of road blocks to get rid of this employee. This person needed her job and had insurance coverage through this employer. Her goal was to be done with treatment first, and then leave this job. I don’t recall what ended up happening,as I am not in touch. I do know that she is also fine, but had an excellent prognosis to begin with. She was in her mid 30s when going through treatment.</p>