tl;dr: I was drug tested twice after a work injury, lied to, and quit in a very satisfying vindictive way
I worked for a factory that made brake components for companies like Honda, Nissan, and Kia as a temp on a “fast track” to be hired on full time. It was supposed to be maybe three months on this program, but I was in it for over a year and a half with no one approaching me to be hired on…. just one of the many things that made me hate this job.
Anyway, this story isn't about that. It's about the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back which made me quit with a very satisfying F.U. moment.
I had been injured on the job. We had a conveyor belt on our line that didn't work, a work order was submitted to maintenance two months prior and we were simply sliding the parts down the line with some force. Eventually, that was going to cause an injury and it just happened to me. I caught my hand between on of the machines and this heavy ass caliper, splitting the side of my hand open. A LOT of stitches were required.
As is customary in the U.S., I was drug tested at the clinic they took me to and I passed. Doc said DO NOT use that hand. The chemicals we worked with would have made things so much worse. TWO days after the incident, I get popped for a “random” drug test. Again, I passed. I knew what was up… I was being targeted. TWO days after the “random”, I was told that one of my co-workers on my line was going on vacation and I'd have to use the hand to do his job. I said “Nope. Doctor's orders”. And here's were the lies came in…
Thirty minutes go by and both the F.T. supervisor and Temp supervisor tried to tell me that they had spoken to the doctor. I knew better. That would've been a HIPPA violation. Doc ain't talking to anybody but me.
Then they started feeding me lines about my continued employment being in jeopardy if I didn't. So I said “Fine”, but I already decided right there that I was done.
I waited until night before the co-worker was to go on vacation. The other guys on my line knew of my plan. Finished my shift, clocked out, found both the supervisors, and said “I just wanted to tell you both that you're both lying pieces of shit and to go fuck yourselves”…. and I walked. I'm not ever allowed to go back to work for them, but I don't care. It was worth it.