Did I just make a bad or a life saving decision

[ruva]

A month and half ago I found a really good job as a baker, pays 18$ a hour 6 days a week 10+hours a day with alot of overtime pay.The first few weeks everything was going great, bosses were great and my supervisor was happy with my work, it was clear that in just few months that I would get premoted to something better in that bakery .The first warning sign occured when I couldn`t do a lousy benchpress warmup,because my right wrist was under alot of pain. Few days later, I would wakeup at night feeling my wrist going stoned or something. It was clear that cutting dough was damaging my wrist joints,so I asked my supervisor if he could let someone else do it. He refused and said that a big part of my job was cutting dough.So I simplely decided to quit, in order to prevent any potential chronic damage to my wrist. Had I made the right decision or should have I stayed and gave a chance to my body to adapt.

[JMcC775]

A month and half ago I found a really good job as a baker, pays 18$ a hour 6 days a week 10+hours a day with alot of overtime pay.The first few weeks everything was going great, bosses were great and my supervisor was happy with my work, it was clear that in just few months that I would get premoted to something better in that bakery .The first warning sign occured when I couldn`t do a lousy benchpress warmup,because my right wrist was under alot of pain. Few days later, I would wakeup at night feeling my wrist going stoned or something. It was clear that cutting dough was damaging my wrist joints,so I asked my supervisor if he could let someone else do it. He refused and said that a big part of my job was cutting dough.So I simplely decided to quit, in order to prevent any potential chronic damage to my wrist. Had I made the right decision or should have I stayed and gave a chance to my body to adapt.

Definitely made the wrong decision. Should have got it checked out first or found another job before quitting. Best of luck with whatever happens.

[ruva]

Definitely made the wrong decision. Should have got it checked out first or found another job before quitting. Best of luck with whatever happens.

thanks man, my mother suffers from severe back pain. That fact had a big influence in my hastey decsion makingm regarding this matter..

[ase19]

Do you even worker's comp?

[DJake]

Yeah I would have seen a doc first, and if it was something that hurt you on the job, you'd at least have something you could take to your employer and show them why you can't cut the dough, and if they couldn't accept that, you get worker's comp. Either way, good luck figuring all that out.

[aussieeee]

Possibly a bit hasty, you may have got used to it ins couple months. However it may also have been doing perm damage, maybe your technique was wrong? I would have checked with a doctor first but I guess it's upto you what your priorities are in life.

Best of luck

[orangegoblin]

Well..."lifesaving" may be overstating it a bit. Your wrists were sore; the job wasn't giving you cancer or anything.

[PaiaGrown]

Not sure if srs. I palletize produce and make 22 an hour and work 6 days a week also. I gotta lift heavy bags and boxes of produce all day. I hurt my left wrist/thumb and threw on a brace for 2 weeks while still working and doing cardio/legs for those 2 weeks. Now everythings back to normal.

[Liftn4life707]

The way the job market is today, I would have tried to find a solution to the wrist problem. Perhaps a modified knife with better grips adjusted to put less strain on the wrists. Maybe lowering the work surface to put more of the work towards the shoulders and back. Hope there's no permanent damage and good luck.

[SunKilMoon]

That was really stupid. You should have went and talked to your DR. My friend had the same problem (not the same job) and they gave him 6 weeks off on compo for his wrists to heal.


He looked for a new job during this time.

[JChaos]

Depends on how plentiful $18 dollarish an hour jobs are.

You were rash.

It still could be the right or wrong decision though. Hindsight will be 20/20.

[Seanboyt]

Should have tried the doctor first.