Today, my boss got mad at me for not wearing the gloves I'm provided at work. They're way too small, not to mention the fact that I have a disability which makes it even harder to put them on. What do you expect me to do? FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my company told me that they refuse to buy me new safety footwear without a doctor's note, because my shoe size is three sizes smaller than the minimum size my company provides. I actually have to get my doctor to prove my shoe size. 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
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, my boss commented on the fact that I don't usually wear makeup, then told me it would be much appreciated if I'd change that. FML
Today, my boss told me that people from work have been complaining about me. Apparently, I'm not doing part of their jobs for them, and the other manager sometimes does. FML
Today, it was my first day at my new job, which requires you to wear a special shirt. Come to find out, they only have medium sized shirts. I'm an XL. They demanded I wear the shirt anyway. FML
Today, my co-worker threw a rubber mallet at my face, and I broke my finger in the process of saving my face. She then told me to "take it up with HR, bitch". She's the HR manager. FML
Today, after telling my boss about my hearing problem, she simply told me to "listen harder". FML
Today, I got in trouble with my boss for not showing up to work yesterday. It seems going into anaphylactic shock isn't a valid excuse. FML
Today, my boss drove past me while I was walking to work, and splashing mud over my uniform. When I got to work, he criticized me for showing up in unpresentable condition. FML
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Yudith 28
If you must wear gloves at work, it means that working without gloves, or with ill-fitting gloves, is either unsanitary, dangerous, or both. You cannot work until you have gloves that fit, and your boss must be reminded of that fact. Repeatedly.
Thaylok 17
If you explained it to your boss and requested properly sized gloves and he does not accommodate, then you are fully within your rights to go to Human Resources and show how/where you tried to follow process with your boss. NOT to get him in trouble, but to get them to provide you the proper PSE to comply with Department of Labor Rules.
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Yudith 28
If you must wear gloves at work, it means that working without gloves, or with ill-fitting gloves, is either unsanitary, dangerous, or both. You cannot work until you have gloves that fit, and your boss must be reminded of that fact. Repeatedly.
RichardPencil 32
Buy your own for now until the company can provide you with the right ones. That wasn't so hard, was it?
Thaylok 17
If you explained it to your boss and requested properly sized gloves and he does not accommodate, then you are fully within your rights to go to Human Resources and show how/where you tried to follow process with your boss. NOT to get him in trouble, but to get them to provide you the proper PSE to comply with Department of Labor Rules.
Mlmang 11
Any workplace should have items accessible to all employees… including gloves. No employer can assume everyone is the same size.