Another question for my fellow believers.
A few years ago a great aunt died. I claimed bereavement pay at work for the funeral even though the person was outside the guidelines. It technically stops at grandparents and this was my grandma's sister. It gets you 3 days off with pay (so 24 hours). I feel bad looking back on it but I also know that I have a long history of working from home for free to help them out. Let's just say far more than 24 hours. Probably 100 at least. This doesn't even include the fact that I've been working in my normal role + performing the duties of the position above mine (the guy left) for the last year and a half and have been promised to be compensated for this and promoted to that position all while never actually seeing another dime. To me, I've more than made up for this with my free work from home not to mention covering for the guy they won't replace but I want to hear the opinions of believers. I don't want to lose the job since we are a single income family and because they need me to be honest. I have been responsible for a lot of positive progress in a job where we were doing things in ways that really behind the times and I'm dedicated to what I do. I also have no plans to discontinue working from home on my own time because I simply love what I do and enjoy helping out those that depend on my expertise. I can't even say I would be fired for it definitively, but from where I sit they don't know that she wasn't my grandma and they don't know how much free productivity they have gotten either.
I also ask for your prayers because I have had many struggles recently and I feel like my Anxiety/OCD has me going back into my life digging for failures to feel guilty about. I'm a guy doing the best he can and I've made a lot of positive changes but I also like to hear the opinions of others. I have often heard it's best to not to dig up the past and relive sins and I struggle with this recently. I know I'm not a horrible person and my "terrible" sins are probably not any different than anyone else's but I still feel bad about things. I appreciate your prayers, responses, and support. Thank you all.
A few years ago a great aunt died. I claimed bereavement pay at work for the funeral even though the person was outside the guidelines. It technically stops at grandparents and this was my grandma's sister. It gets you 3 days off with pay (so 24 hours). I feel bad looking back on it but I also know that I have a long history of working from home for free to help them out. Let's just say far more than 24 hours. Probably 100 at least. This doesn't even include the fact that I've been working in my normal role + performing the duties of the position above mine (the guy left) for the last year and a half and have been promised to be compensated for this and promoted to that position all while never actually seeing another dime. To me, I've more than made up for this with my free work from home not to mention covering for the guy they won't replace but I want to hear the opinions of believers. I don't want to lose the job since we are a single income family and because they need me to be honest. I have been responsible for a lot of positive progress in a job where we were doing things in ways that really behind the times and I'm dedicated to what I do. I also have no plans to discontinue working from home on my own time because I simply love what I do and enjoy helping out those that depend on my expertise. I can't even say I would be fired for it definitively, but from where I sit they don't know that she wasn't my grandma and they don't know how much free productivity they have gotten either.
I also ask for your prayers because I have had many struggles recently and I feel like my Anxiety/OCD has me going back into my life digging for failures to feel guilty about. I'm a guy doing the best he can and I've made a lot of positive changes but I also like to hear the opinions of others. I have often heard it's best to not to dig up the past and relive sins and I struggle with this recently. I know I'm not a horrible person and my "terrible" sins are probably not any different than anyone else's but I still feel bad about things. I appreciate your prayers, responses, and support. Thank you all.
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