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[fried_squash]

So, I'd think that my boss was trying to make me crazier than I already am, if I thought he were smart enough to pull something like that off on purpose. As it stands, my declining mental stability and the amusement it seems to give him as all been do to a series of 'happy accidents' it would seem. In the past two months he has completely gone off

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[purple_bug]

Oh my god... If you are in the UK or US (or possibly many other countries, I am only sure about those two), what your boss is doing is illegal and discriminatory. I'd talk to HR, or whoever you have on your side to do with disability laws. Disability and pain ALWAYS trumps "being a distraction". You are legally entitled to a chair that will not hurt you, if such a thing exists. Your boss is giving you so much bullshit I almost can't see straight. I'm so angry for you right now. Thank god you're leaving soon, is all I can say.

[fried_squash]

I'm not sure if I'd have been able to swing getting a new chair out of filing for FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act), and since I never filed for disability they don't recognize it as such so therefore it's not discrimination to tell me no. I was told to bring a doctor's note and I could have my ice packs back, but if I had regular access to a doctor (read: their health plan wasn't for shit) I'd be in PT still and not in as much pain. All in all, it just reflects poorly on them, but isn't actually illegal.

[unicursal]

What you need is a note from your doctor stating that you have a chronic pain condition, and what "reasonable accommodations" you require. Being able to have access to an icepack, a chair that doesn't hurt you, and the ability to stand if needed are all considered reasonable accommodations at every company I have worked over the past 15 years. You don't need to have filed for disability, having something on official letterhead should be sufficient.

[fried_squash]

The problem with getting a note from a doctor is that I can't afford to go see one in order to get one... But that's good to know.

[dimity_blue]

I know you're leaving, but can you go to HR to get them to do something? It's ridiculous that you're forced to sit in a chair that's causing you pain, and your boss sounds nuts.

I'm so sorry you're going through this. I hope you can find a way to ease your pain somehow. ::hugs::

[fried_squash]

Start with rampant, almost incestuous, nepotism and work your way down... I've got an email ready to fire off to the head office, the HR department of the company my employers are contracted out to, and this isn't even close to being the first HR violation this office is guilty of.

Thanks. :)

[frightened]

I was denied the chance to grab a better chair to, maybe, ease some of the discomfort I as having when I sat down, not because I don't have seniority (I've been working second shift longer than he has) but because 'it wouldn't be fair' if one person got a new chair and the others didn't

What? Is that legal? That's certainly not how "reasonable adjustments" work in the UK.

[fried_squash]

Since I'm not legally disabled it is. I'd have to file for disability to be recognized as such and I fought tooth and nail to keep from having to do so. As it stands they're simply arseholes.

[evieeros]

No! This isn't true. In the US there is sometimes a lot of confusion among disabled people about what "disabled" means in a social context, a physical context and a legal context. You DO NOT have to apply for disability benefits (aka ssi) to be considered disabled in terms of asking for and needing accommodation

[fried_squash]

Huh, that's good to know - thank you! My bosses are big on notes, when my foot turned into a rugby ball they made me get a note stating I couldn't (nevermind shouldn't) get a shoe over it when it was blindingly obvious to everyone who saw it.

That, trying to stay full time, is what I've been trying to do, and the only reason I'm leaving now is because I've finally finished my AA and want to devote the next year strictly to my studies. I keep trying to remind them that the only time I took off after the accident was the day it happened, and the day after because I was in PT and at school most of the day. I'll have to see about getting a note, as a back up, in case the writer's lab I'll be working in at school isn't as all that accommodating.