I've only had this job a few days. It's in a shop that processes a lot of wood, so there's always dust around. When I get home and shake out my clothes, i have to do it outdoors.
So they have masks for the workers, and they fit me fine, but then I can't wear my glasses. The masks push them away from my eyes and then I can't see. My vision is really bad, so I have to wear them. I've been making do with cloth masks that i made, and it was sort of okay until today. There was so much dust floating around today that the smoke alarm went off. I was coughing a lot. Went outside to get some fresh air for a bit, then went back.
I left a bit early as I was feeling bad, and a couple of hours later my lungs and nose and head still hurt.
I asked my boss about the masks and he had me message the supervisor, who said, “I don't know what to tell you.” He's offered to let me go shop at Lowe's and try to find something that will fit for me.
But what if I can't?
The other workers hardly ever wear their masks–only if they are near a machine really spewing gunk. I feel sure the boss is probably regretting hiring me, the wimpy one, because I can't tolerate it like the others.
I'm fairly sure of this because at our very first meeting post-hire, he was explaining that he didn't allow any drama, and “no talking about others,” and then proceeded to tell me negative things about one of the other employees, including things like relationship status and hobbies.
I'm not sure what to do.