Today, we had a safety meeting at my warehouse job. They had an entire PowerPoint based around their message, "Stop getting hurt; it costs the company too much money." FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my boss watched me get my waistband hooked on a safety hazard in the warehouse. She included it in the safety report. FML
Today, my foreman complained that I was slowing down productivity and costing the company money, all because I was wearing a harness to protect me from falling over the edge of a three story building. FML
Today, my class had a very important meeting about workplace safety. I thought I led some of my classmates to the meeting very well, until they informed me that I accidentally ran a red light on the way there. They brought this infraction up during the class every chance they got. FML
Today, at work, I accidentally walked into a meeting at which the whole company was there but me. The meeting was about how they could legally fire me while paying as little severance as possible. I'm the CEO and the founder of the company. FML
Today, my boss made me give a presentation to several senior company officials about the serious financial losses our division has made this year. Barely an hour later, my boss had palmed all the blame off onto me and gotten me fired. FML
Today, my boss sent me a Word document that he wanted me to make into a PowerPoint presentation for him. It was a set of proposals for the board of directors about cost-saving options. The third option was to eliminate my position in the company. FML
Today, I was conducting a meeting regarding safety concerns on my field site. While I made a comment, a client rep yelled out that women don't know construction, and that I should be acting like a proper secretary and should get my boss. I'm the Construction Manager. FML
Today, we can finally order badly needed safety gear for my crew. My boss flipped his shit, demanding that I "stop bringing it up, it's annoying" for doing my damndest to keep up with industry standards. I was brought to tears for literally doing my job, with no "peers" to back me, since I'm an HR department of one. FML
Today, at work, I leaned back in a chair too far, causing me to tip over and smash my head into a wall. If that wasn't enough damage, my boss keeps replaying the security footage to everyone I work with. My head hurts not from the fall, but the loud laughter that keeps coming from inside the office. FML
Today, I nearly lost a hand at work, because a supervisor decided to remove a 'useless' safety guard on a machine despite my warnings. He doesn't understand why I'm so upset with him. FML
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gc327072 31
Genius! We could solve all world problems this way! Poverty in Africa: Stop being poor! Terrorism: Stop being violent! Brilliant stuff, OP. This shit's gonna change the world. Hope you took notes!
onealmxwilson 18
I can only imagine that a lot of accidents have happened for them to have a presentation about it. Sounds like unsafe working conditions.
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Trinidad727 9
ay if you owned a company you would do the same exact thing!
jodyl1 5
If more people took the time to be a little more careful, it could save a lot of in costs to the company as well as in lost wages to employees. I worked in a warehouse years ago, and forlift drivers all the time ignored 'normal' common sense, speeding through access ways, through aisles, not checking around corners. We had accidents almost every week, and had to remind them constantly after 3 people got sent to hospitals from other people's lack of common sense.
graceinsheepwear 34
But did they address the boxcutter issue?
Shleebs 12
A lot of companies are like that I think. When I went to orientation for a past job, they told us that if we get cut on the job, have one of the decrepit old women working in HR sew it up.
Rai_to_the_First 6
Companies always do that.. :-/
maximumDERP 6
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JKROB 16
sounds about right
vffjvsegb 11
Direct and too the point, perfect
punz 7
Workers Comp insurance is mandatory for any business or company. The premium or amount they pay for the policy is a percentage of the total payroll. Depending on the type of work, number of accidents and severity, the company could pay 20 cents on the dollar or more for every dollar of payroll. You should ask them to pay safety bonuses for hours or whole year without an accident. They keep they're rates down and you get extra money.
poppet91 4
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