I've nc and I'll try to keep it short. I work in a clerical job for a large organisation. I was told 5 minutes before I left today that for the forseeable future I would have to take my work laptop home (and back) every day, in case coronavirus shuts down the building.
I said I might have a problem with that, and was told "make it happen".
I currently pay for weekly physio sessions because of tennis elbow in both arms, caused (the physio says) by having too small a desk at work and at home which isn't supporting my arms properly. I also have stiff shoulders and neck. My manager knows this.
My team all drive to work. I deliberately live a 15 minute walk from work to avoid a commute. My walk home is all uphill and the weight of the laptop in a backpack today has set off my elbows and neck. Apparently I can ask for a suitcase on wheels instead of the backpack, but I think pulling something will be worse for my arms than wearing it.
Mornings are a nightmare because my 12 yo with ASD and dyslexia has multiple things to remember and gets a bus. I regularly forget my lunch/handbag/keys/phone - or DC gets on the bus and I'm left holding their PE bag. The laptop is one more thing to remember (used every day at work).
I will ask next week whether there is a different bag, or perhaps I could have 2 laptops and leave one at home and one at work. There may be a solution I haven't considered and I remain open to ideas. I understand why they want me to have the laptop at home.
BUT, can they insist that I must carry the damn laptop back and forth? I have Reasonable Adjustments at work for a few different reasons (one being the arm issues) but they seem to have forgotten this.
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RSIWoes · 06/03/2020 15:26
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