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Hurt back and not allowed to miss

I started a new job last week. I've been put on lifting 50lb boxes all day every day sense starting. I hurt my back because of it. I asked Monday to be put on light work. But that didn't happen. Made my back worse, so I took two days off work to recover. We are only allowed two days a month to call out. I was told at 1:30 pm today. That I needed a Dr note. I have to be at work tomorrow morning at 6 AM. That only gives me a little under 4 hours to find a clinic to take me with no insurance. And pay a Co pay that I can't afford. This was the text I received and everyone I've told says, “yeah thats every job. Just deal with it, suck it up and go to work, even if you don't feel like it.” I…


I started a new job last week. I've been put on lifting 50lb boxes all day every day sense starting. I hurt my back because of it. I asked Monday to be put on light work. But that didn't happen. Made my back worse, so I took two days off work to recover. We are only allowed two days a month to call out. I was told at 1:30 pm today. That I needed a Dr note. I have to be at work tomorrow morning at 6 AM. That only gives me a little under 4 hours to find a clinic to take me with no insurance. And pay a Co pay that I can't afford. This was the text I received and everyone I've told says, “yeah thats every job. Just deal with it, suck it up and go to work, even if you don't feel like it.” I can't be the only one that feels like this is ridiculous attendance policy and the situation is bs. Also I've been told that we have to work from now all the way through to Thanksgiving, everyday.

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