ENDO Messages for January, 2006: Re: Dealing with Work

Re: Dealing with Work

From: Amanda (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon Jan 9 10:56:40 2006

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You know...this is such a touchy subject to touch in with your manager at work. I'm only 19, and I recently lost my job due to my endmetriosis.They didn't technically fire me....they just kept treating me like garbage until I finally quit.I work in a bar, and it's mandatory that you work on new year's eve.Well, I spent two days before new year's eve in the hospital, and had a doctors note saying I would not be in for a couple days.I was in too much pain.But, they just kept harassing me until I quit.

The only advice I can give you, is don't put your health at risk to please anyone...not even your boss.Endometriosis takes over your life, it controld everything that you do...and there's nothing we can do about it.When we need some time off, we need some time off, and we can't lift a gallon of paint...we can't life a gallon of paint!! Maybe it would be in your best interest to print up a little information sheet for your boss? Most people have no idea what endo is, and how it affects our lives. And I feel that if people were more knowledgable, it would be easier for us to deal with. Maybe if she understood, somewhat, what you're going through, and how much pain you are in some days, she would be more sensitive to your needs at work. Anyways, good luck with this!!! Amanda

At Mon, 9 Jan 2006, Robbie wrote: >
>How do most of you deal with your time off if you are working? Do you
>tell the HR manager that you'll be off? I am currently a manager at a
>home improvement store, Lowe's to be exact and the manager over the
>Paint & Home Decor departments right now. The paint is sometimes way
>too heavy for me to lift when I am in pain and yet my HR manager said
>that unless I get a doctor's note that I'll have to continue to do it
>and they can't give me less responsibility without a note. I told her
>that I didn't want a note in my file stating I had limitations. We all
>know those are not the people that get promoted. Also, the HR manager
>alluded to the fact that IF I had limitations it would be up to the
>Store Manager to decide if they could "reasonably accommodate" them.
>What a crock, if I have a doctor's note with limitations I can certainly
>say good bye to my current job. I had a Worker's Comp related injury a
>couple of years ago and I now have a PERMENANT PARTIAL DISABILITY, being
>that I have lost 7% of the total strength in my right arm. So they
>stick me in the paint department lifting gallons, 5 gallons, and 4 (1)
>gallon cases of paint. I just sometimes think that if I could just get
>rid of the pain I have inside it might be better for me all the way
>around. I just don't know how much information I should give my HR
>manager. What do y'all think?

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