AIBU to think someone with a broken finger can still work in a supermarket?

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Surely they can just be put on the tills? I'm a team leader and really pissed off. A girl has recently phoned in sick to say she can't come in as she broke her finger at work. Store manager has said she can stay off because it causes less fuss especially as she did it at work it's a piss take. He's not the one who has to run the shift with lack of staff.

AIBU to think she could still have worked on till?

Sick pay at our place is good

People are rarely sick at least in our immediate shop...although part of that is because we are virtually all part time

If she's broken her finger and has to move some heavy objects such as crates of beers, she may be doing her finger further damage and it may take longer for it to heal.

Someone I know broke her foot back in December and she still isn't back in work as she has had infections in her bone and it's still not healed properly. Going back to work and doing the job that she does would prolong the healing process further.

@namechange yes Tesco.

The new sick pay terms came in about a year after I started.
In my store there's not many of us left that are long service and most don't get day one sick pay. I'm extremely lucky.
I do only get time and a half for Sundays though. Although I believe they paid the double timers off last year.

I broke my finger in Sainsburys as a customer. I managed to slam it brinskly finger end into the bars of the trolly... Anyway, I just went and got a bag of peas and put my hand on it and carried on shopping - I bought the peas. Ended up just strapping it up myself and carrying on. It was a pain wehen driving in particular as it was my left hand.

Cound't bend it properly for about a year but it's fine now.

I think she should be at work but on appropriate duties.

Blimey, OP, you're really unpleasant, aren't you?

it's unprofessional and shows you to be lacking both in an understanding of your own role and in basic compassion.

Call me cynical but that seems to be what most companies look for in a team leader/manager.

How the fuck can broken wrists or legs be in any way comparable to a strapped up finger? [Confused] What a weird comparison!!

WaxOnFeckOff Did you get a medal?

Nah it's just normal life isn't it? Busy people just get on with it. Dropped and smashed the lid from a casserole dish on my foot and have cuts and a burn. It's fine.

Has anybody got any comparable anecdotes to back up the OP, maybe a shop assistant with one arm. That would be a real game changer.

If she is signed off then she has been medically signed off therefore her doctor/consultant has deemed her fit for work. YABU ,one for discussing it on her she could easily work it out if she read your post, you are discussing her health and sick leave on the internet I am in a team leader position and I would never ever do this .I value my team and i am seriously shocked you have done this I honestly feel this is breach of her privacy and you could end up in trouble if this comes to her attention. I work in a profession where confidentiality is taken very seriously and doing something like this would end up being looked on as being serious breach of confidentiality. Has she given you permission to post about her.You would be amazed how people do find things out .Possibly I am ranting but to me this is seriously out of order but that my view on it .

reporting to Sainsburys was too much.

I disagree actually. While this may be a bit of fluff to pass the time for us lot, for anyone unfortunate enough to work with the OP this is their real life, and for Sainsburys it's their reputation and business. Lots of people benefit from having this dealt with, only the OP benefits from keeping it quiet.

Deemed unfit for work that should read .

@Slarti, point taken. We'll never find out if that led to any repercussions for the OP, though, I doubt she'll tell us. She's still convinced as to the rightness of what she's saying as well.

I don't think a moan on an anonymous forum warrants trying to take away the OP's livelihood in real life - how vindictive can you get?

I agree Luminaries

Also none of us know the girl in question, whether she’s genuine or taking the piss, whether the OP is under a lot of pressure. Absenteeism is a huge problem in a lot of workplaces and shock horror sometimes it is just people taking the piss.

You know what's a bigger problem than absenteeism, in scale and importance? The transgression of workers' rights; unpaid overtime; the exploitation of vulnerable workers and pressures put on them to put their own health secondary to someone else's profit or convenience. The impact of absenteeism is bugger all in comparison.

That’s all true as well Slarti, but it doesn’t change the fact that employee absence is a huge problem in many organisations, and one impact on that is to place pressure on the employees who are there picking up the slack. Yes if the companies were better employees across the board it wouldn’t be an issue, but it is, and if the OPs own workload is going to increase or she’s going to be put under pressure then who can blame her for letting off a bit of steam. The OP isn’t one of the employers remember, she’s also an employee who could be suffering as a result of the things you mention in your post.

I think some people have been downright vicious and nasty to the OP tbh.

I think that if the OP had shown just a little compassion towards her colleague regarding the injury, she might have had a different response on here. A broken finger would be very painful regardless of how serious a fracture it is.

It's also not all that long yet, as she's still self-certified by all accounts.

Fair enough mittens although maybe the OP just saw the increase in Work heading her way and didn’t feel hugely compassionate! Even so, it’s a bit mean of some posters to talk about reporting her to her employer and hope she gets sacked.

Don't be so blooming horrible! Of course she can't work the tills!!!!

I still think anyone, especially someone in a position of responsibly for staff, who is stupid enough to post this on social media deserves to be sacked.

ilovesooty I am glad you are not my boss then, you sound very harsh and lacking in understanding of work pressure.

I can't believe there are people who would see someone sacked over a stupid post on mumsnet. What spiteful people you are

How long would you allow a teenager off school with a broken finger?