A New Chapter in Pettiness

Saturday at work I injured my knee.  Of course, this had to be the Saturday that there were no managers on site. I filed an accident report yesterday, but amazingly enough Human Resources still hadn't received it in the inter-office mail this afternoon.

By the time I had worked 2 hours this morning, my knee and leg were throbbing, so I called my family doctor to see if I could get an appointment.  I was able to get in, but my assistant manager was being nasty about the time off.  I reminded her that it was Worker's Comp, and she went through the roof.  She started telling me that I can't claim Worker's Comp. for time off unless I'm off 7 days or more and that I would have to make up my lost time.

After my doctor twisted my leg 1500 different directions, he came to the conclusion that I probably tore my meniscus.  So, now I have to see an orthopedic surgeon on Friday.  If my guess is correct, I will be using more than 7 days off.  My family doctor gave me pain medicine to try to keep me sort of comfortable until the surgeon can make a determination.  He said I could go back to work tomorrow, but to take it as easy as possible.

I'm thinking that may be a pointless wish!