so, I complained to people at work (office manager) that I needed my desk to be raised (put on 2x4s) because my back is hurting. (pinched nerve in my shoulders).
what does she do? She suggests I talk to HR.
ok. fine. I talk to HR.
HR comes up to my office and looks and how I work. (I sit on a yoga ball at work, not a chair. I found that this SIGNIFICANTLY helped my posture/back.) She said "well, your desk is definitely too low, but sit in the chair.... let's see what that looks like."
so I sat in the chair. She said "oh wow! you look a lot better sitting in the chair! your posture is great and your arms/legs are all at the appropriate angles!" (meaning legs and arms are bent 90degrees, wrists aren't hyper-extended, etcetc.)
So she had me sit in a fucking chair all day until "she could figure out a way to resolve this".
at 4pm, I couldn't take it anymore. my back hurt SOOOOO BAD that I couldn't even sit anymore-- so i spent the rest of the day standing/yoga-stretching/squating, doing anything but sitting.
I went to the gym. (BIG MISTAKE).
worked out (I was supposed to do hip-extensions, but I couldn't because of the pain) so she had me do squats instead.)
Now --I can barely move. It hurts to do everything (and not in the "sore because i just worked out" pain.... the "omg, i dislocated something" pain.)
I'm going to go waddle over to the drug store and get a back-brace after I submit this.
Tomorrow-- I call the doctor and have them write me a note (and maybe a rx for vicodin or something.) Then I'm going to ream out HR and tell them to fuck themselves.
(sorry this was rambly.... I hurt.)  |
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