Work and Health: Today, my manager said I could go on a break when he came back...

By Skittlezzz0901 - 21/03/2017 19:00 - United States - Mount Vernon

Today, my manager said I could go on a break when he came back from his. After 7 hours with him still missing, I started to get dizzy. I ended up passing out and hitting my head on a ladder from lack of food. I woke up in the hospital to a card from my manager saying, "Get Well. Don't Sue." FML

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By Anonymous - 05/07/2022 00:00

Today, I found out that my boss was actually legally obligated to send me to the hospital after I was hit on the head while working. I had to finish the entire work day while heavily concussed, and by the time I got to the ER I had lost complete feeling in my right side. They asked me to come in the day after. FML

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By Sarah - 07/05/2009 04:53 - United States

Today, my manager bailed on me during the afternoon rush; swamped and distracted, I cut off the pad of my thumb in a cheese slicer. Some clinic hours later I returned, hungry and sick with blood loss, to sign WC papers. Manager's only words: "You're staying late to cover your long break, right?" FML

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By Anonymous - 24/01/2015 17:24

Today, my manager gave me hell for leaving the restaurant early yesterday. Guilty as charged, but only because I was rushed to the hospital after going into diabetic shock. This assmunch is convinced that I either faked it all to get off work early, or that I'd been eating our own stock. FML

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By Anonymous - 20/08/2010 18:40 - United States

Today, while at work, I started to feel sick to my stomach, hot, and dizzy. My co-worker told me to go home. On the way through the locker room to get my stuff, I experienced a dizzy spell so severe, I blacked out and pooped myself. No one in the building is going to let me forget this. FML

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By Anon - 11/09/2009 01:19 - United States

Today, while at work I passed out due to my blood sugar not being normal. Despite the fact that it took 10 minutes to wake me, no one thought I was in any sort of danger. After the episode, I then got fired for "sleeping on the job." FML

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By David - 15/08/2020 17:07

Today, I was at work and got chest pains and a headache so bad, I vomited. My supervisor took my blood pressure twice and it was dangerously high both times. I went to the hospital, and after 3 hours of waiting, I got the most expensive lecture ever on drinking too many energy drinks. FML

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By Toosicktoquit - 05/09/2024 05:00 - United States - Omaha

Today, I woke up in the ER after constant coughing and pneumonia made me pass out. I told my boss I was in the hospital with an infection and 235/163 blood pressure, so I wouldn’t be in. His response was, “So, you are a lazy POS and expect your colleagues to cover you?” I’d quit if my health was better. FML

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By Anonymous - 16/07/2016 15:16 - United States - Jasper

Today, I finally finished a gruelling shift at the hospital. I hadn't slept in over 30 hours, so I was happy to get out. I was quickly rushed back in after I collapsed in the parking lot and cracked my head open. FML

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By kbartlett86 - 24/06/2010 20:02 - Canada

Today, after sitting for hours at my desk, my legs fell asleep. When I got up to go to the bathroom on my break, I couldn't walk properly and leaned against things so I wouldn't fall over. My supervisor then came over and started lecturing me about being drunk at work. FML

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By anon - 26/07/2010 04:22 - United States

Today, I was fired from the restaurant I work at because I missed my shift. I missed it because I was in the hospital for food poisoning from the meal I ate at work last night. FML

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haveyou000 22

Wednesday 22 March 2017 0:09

Sue them.

srhearrell 21

Wednesday 22 March 2017 0:12

I think that's cause for a formal complaint to HR at the VERY least.

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Argotdroom 21

Wednesday 22 March 2017 5:02

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OhPuhleeze 23

Wednesday 22 March 2017 15:30

It could mean a lot of things... For starters, the manager was missing for 7 hours. God knows how many hours has Op been hungry for.. he could've skipped his breakfast as he was running late... the job may involve a lot of physical activity, op may not be well already like recovering from the flu.. Yes, he could be hypoglycemic as well but for his sake I wish he's not.

Argotdroom 21

Wednesday 22 March 2017 21:35

I've gone three days without eating while working a job that required me to move 40 pound concrete blocks around all day and never even had a dizzy spell. The human body can function well for weeks without food, a few hours is nothing.

kieralumina 30

Wednesday 22 March 2017 20:46

Care to explain how? It seems as though you and at least a few other commenters have the slowest metabolisms in the world if you consider passing out from hunger "pathetic".

Argotdroom 21

Wednesday 22 March 2017 21:36

iseebearbears 27

Wednesday 22 March 2017 21:33

Everyone's body is different. I love food and I get dizzy from not eating for three hours. But guess what? I'm otherwise healthy and fit. Calling the OP pathetic from being mistreated (starved) at work was uncalled for, and tells us a lot about your size.

Argotdroom 21

Wednesday 22 March 2017 21:48

A normal healthy human body can function perfectly fine without food for weeks. If you get woozy after 3 hours then you have either conditioned yourself incredibly poorly or you have a health condition

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Wednesday 22 March 2017 5:27

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bulletsinthewind 21

Wednesday 22 March 2017 5:51

Yeah, no. You should file a lawsuit. That guy is an asshole.

raven_of_azarath 34

Wednesday 22 March 2017 6:02

Op never said it was 7 hours after he/she started working. And because there's no federal laws mandating breaks, managers can be super strict about them. Mine actually threatens to fire someone for using the bathroom.

1ronlady 24

Wednesday 22 March 2017 9:25

Clearly you are the only one that read Op's post well ?? It seems everyone read it as 7hrs of work instead of after 7hrs of waiting for the manager to come back... For all we know Op could have done say 8hrs shift and had to wait an additional 7hrs for an inconsiderate manager