Timeline for I'm experiencing hand pain that forces me to take frequent breaks. How can I explain this to my coworkers?
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| Mar 10, 2019 at 1:56 | history | edited | BLAZORLOVER |
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| Mar 9, 2019 at 11:44 | comment | added | dan-klasson | The reason you feel pain is that it's your body telling you you're hurt and to avoid causing more damage. So you should probably go on sick leave if possible. | |
| Mar 9, 2019 at 4:47 | comment | added | G_B | +1 to need for country tag. This post would also benefit from more information on why you think your co-workers might think poorly of you for working slowly when you have a hand injury. Even in countries that don't have good OHAS legislation, it would be an exceptionally toxic workplace that didn't understand this. | |
| Mar 8, 2019 at 22:13 | comment | added | McITGuy | So, You say your hand is causing you enough pain that you have to take frequent breaks that sometimes last literal hours. You also say that you don't feel you're disabled. Well, I am sorry, but you are the very definition of disabled. The fact is, you could continue to put on a "brave face" and hope that your injury goes away soon, but as long as you're being honest with yourself, you should consider the possibility that you're doing a disservice to both yourself and your employer by doing so. You are probably better off just taking disability leave until your arm is fully healed. | |
| Mar 8, 2019 at 11:59 | comment | added | Smock | Do you have a cast, glove or tubigrip on the affected area at the moment? (Just thinking it would certainly be easier to go about if you had - might change some of the answers) | |
| Mar 8, 2019 at 8:00 | comment | added | user34587 | Do you have concerns that they won't believe you if you told them the truth? Has anyone already voiced suspicions that you're being lazy? | |
| Mar 8, 2019 at 7:48 | answer | added | OldPadawan | timeline score: 6 | |
| Mar 8, 2019 at 7:28 | answer | added | Mawg | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 8, 2019 at 6:48 | answer | added | Malisbad | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 8, 2019 at 6:21 | comment | added | nvoigt♦ | Please add a country tag. Much of what you write are red flags for a country that has no laws to protect their workforce and telling you to go by those laws would not help you. Generally speaking, if you are lucky enough to live in a democracy, go find out which party will change the laws so a single accident won't ruin your life that way and vote for them. | |
| Mar 8, 2019 at 6:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackWorkplace/status/1103898283221479424 | ||
| Mar 8, 2019 at 5:22 | comment | added | Sourav Ghosh | Hey this is a health issue and unless I'm very wrong, you're entitled to medical leave until you are fit to return to work. Why you "have" to work even if it's causing uneasiness and pain? | |
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| Mar 8, 2019 at 4:29 | history | asked | BLAZORLOVER | CC BY-SA 4.0 |