I was in an accident yesterday and have soft tissue damage in my shoulder and arm. Nothing else serious, just sore and bruised.
I have limited mobility in my injured arm/shoulder, can't lift or carry anything with that arm and am in a fair bit of pain despite taking painkillers.
I work in catering so I don't think I will be able to carry out my normal duties at the moment until the pain dies down but realistically that could take weeks and I really can't afford to have that much time off work.
I want to wait a few days and then go back doing what I am able to do, working on the till, making drinks etc which I should be able to do with one working arm. My boss has told me to take the week off because she doesn't want me aggravating the injury and making it worse, which I totally get but I am just really worried and stressed about the effect losing a weeks wages is going to have. Is she right? Should I take it easy? Or should I go back and just do what I can?
It's only a very small company so I seriously doubt I will be given sick pay, hence my reluctance to have so much time off
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SharkiraSharkira · 08/10/2017 19:23
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