By Enrique - 07/02/2010 01:19 - United States

Today, I work at McDonalds. I burned my hand while cleaning their grill and have a 2nd/3rd degree burn from my pinky to my wrist. When told about this, my manager told me that there was "nothing that they could do for me and to tough it out". However I was given a free McFlurry. FML
I agree, your life sucks 34 008
You deserved it 5 013

Same thing different taste

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PLEASE write down in detail what happened and everything he said to you . The sooner the better; the fresher it is in your mind, the more you will remember. Save all written materials, receipts for medical care and medication, including over-the-counter drugs. Take pictures of your injury, if you haven't already and make sure it is dated somehow. Take another picture every few days and date it. Write down all the effects of your injury, particularly things that you can't do because of it. If you do call HR, write down everything you told them and everything they told you. They may advise you to file a Worker's Compensation claim. It would be very good to talk to a lawyer before do this or sign any type of agreement with the company. Get better quickly and as soon as you are well, find a lawyer. If you're underage, have your parents seek out an attorney for you. You might very well qualify for your county's Legal Aid which will be free or absolutely no more than you can afford. But don't let this pass. It's not right, and it's my strong belief that you are entitled to damages. If that manager gets away with treating you like this, he will do it to more employees. This is what civil law is for, IMO. (I work in the legal field, BTW.)

greg1234567890_fml 2

right after i read the first sentence i knew it was FYL

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haha, same thing happened to this guy at Dairy Queen when I worked there. He accidentally grabbed the grill when he was slipping and had burns ALL down his forearm. Manager said there was nothing he could do, so he wrapped it up in a wet cloth, and finished the reset of the 3 hours on his shift. F His Life.

same thing happened to me. I was a minor at the time and still working part time while in high school. I burned about the same area you got burned but about the size of a pingpong ball on my wrist. 2nd/3rd degree burn too. it was while flipping the grilled chicken. :( you're supposed to get workers comp if it disables you from doing any certain tasks such as grilling an serving etc. I agree your life sucks.

Hey! free mcflurry. Rock on brotha~!

APdrum 0

same thing happened to me. I also got shocked by the fry bin...

godyourethick 0

What the **** do you want, a medal? If I work a desk job, spill coffee on myself and get scalded, it's my own stupid fault, and the same goes if you're cleaning grills. Get over it and don't be so thick next time.

yeah, I doubt you got a third degree burn. that would mean your hand was completely charred, and all that was left with is dead skin. that's like calling a bruise a fracture.

genesis294 0

well, they gave you a free McFlurry :)