WORSE DAY EVER!
Although I'm afraid to say that because it seems whenever I say that, another day comes along to top it.
So let's go with... It's in the Top 5!
My OS faxed over my restrictions, " avoid prolonged walking or standing."
My Admin faxed it to human resources, I was immediately told to leave the building and not return to work until my restrictions were approved. Mind you at this point I had been on my feet for over an hour and was attempting to ice and eat my lunch. You would think my restrictions said, "can not be around children or any other human being... She has the Bubonic Plague." I was clocked out before I even left the building... Safety first. I called HR from my car and she said that would be on leave without pay until they approved it, if they approved it, they would need to speak with my principal.
1 hour or so later she called back they did not approve it. I cried on the phone in shock. I kept saying, I don't understand. My new principal has never even met me, I guess fun principal lady left the building with Elvis. I'm fact, I'm not sure she was even in the building today. I thought they would speak to my AP, or she would ask them since they know me.
I don't know WHO denied it, but it didn't take them any time or thought at all to do it.
I am now on leave without pay for 10 days then and they will reinstate my short term disability, or I can try and get my doctor to release the restrictions, return to work and do my lunch duty in pain. My heart hurts and I don't know WHAT to do. I am forced to make a tough decision, do I side with my health, the roof over my head and the children I serve.
I asked them to cover me for 35 minutes and they took away my entire paycheck.
I came back to work "playing hurt" smiling and giving 100+% IN PAIN! I am rewarded with a decision based on covering the companies behind. I was told the reason they don't usually approve cafeteria restrictions is due to slips, falls, etc. I was asking NOT to be in the cafeteria till I'm able so I don't see HOW this applies to me.
After the 2 weeks I've had, this is a slap in the face or WORSE. D'Diana, I can use that fierce Warrior right about now. Merry Christmas huh!
This can't be legal.
They asked me if I had my Dr had released me to work....REALLY?
Like didn't he give you any restrictions. My OS doesn't know all my job entails and they have no clue what knee replacement recovery is like. I guess they think it's like a broken leg or something and once you're cast is off you're good. I told them that he told me to try and see if I was able to get through (lunch duty) without them. I tried and was getting them because I realized I can't because it sets me back. Then they let me request work restrictions and then deny them without a second thought. They already have my sub coverage in for a week and docked me 3 hours for the day.
Everyone that saw me in the cafeteria couldn't believe they had me doing it, especially the people who've had knee surgery. Instead of them covering me with the sub that was replacing me while I was out for 35 minutes, they are replacing me with a sub for the whole day.
The human resource rep told me that they rarely ever approve work restrictions for the cafeteria, seems like somebody should've known that before they let me put in my paperwork and leave me without any income on Christmas. These are the people who KNOW ME AND MY WORK ETHIC. I was never approached by Administration to see of there was a way this could work this out without filing restrictions. Yet several of my coworkers Volunteered to help me, even do lunch duty for me if necessary. We once had a teacher who WORKED from a Hoveround! We have a teacher who teaches from her chair and doesn't do outdoor recess. When it comes to me, there is NO SLACK. I guess us low paid hourly "classified workers" are not allowed the same courtesies when we're ill. I'm simply not allowed to work at all, as of I can afford to stay home. To me, leave without pay does not mean "dip into savings, cut back here or there, use a credit card, rely on hubby or my parents." It means LEAVE WITHOUT PAY! As in NO MONEY TO PAY MY BILLS, we won't even discuss Christmas gifts.
Not to mention I want to see my new children and have the party with them next week and bring them the things I promised them. The we're working on a compliment word. :o( Plus, we've already started working on gifts for their parents, we were almost finished.
This hurts. I gave that school my all.... I'm so numb I can't feel my knees.
oh and my internet is down, so I'm painstakingly posting from my phone.
Please excuse any typos, this is speak to text.
Goodnight... Thank you for letting me vent.
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I can make it. Tomorrow is our monthly Birthday breakfast and I am one of the bday girls. They held off on movement since I was the only one in that month. How sweet. 
it's that bad. I leave there feeling like Brokeback Granny from the early stages of my recovery. I bring my cane and everything... Nothing really helps but being DONE and even then it's "The Green Mile" to the nearest place for me to ice and eat my lunch. I missed my Dr's call yesterday but he was on board with writing the restriction , he just needed to speak to me. I left a message, so hopefully I can get that squared away by next week.n 
