Guest guest Posted September 8, 2006 Report Share Posted September 8, 2006 Dennis: This story breaks my heart - all your heart and soul to a job that you love, dependable, honest, hardworking, and then boom RA hits. I cannot understand the meanspiritedness and unkindness with which you were treated by your boss, by the company you had given 20 years of your life to, and had no doubt helped make a successful business. The way they treated you from the get-go was just so wrong, the way they treated you when they knew you were in pain, I just hate to hear of what good hardworking people are put through just because they happen become ill. Rules have to be changed somehow to accommodate those who are still young enough to work, still can be an asset to their company in a modified way, still need to work. There is no excuse for the type of treatment you received, and I can only imagine what you must have gone through. Kathe in CA --- betnden@... wrote: > Well, let's see.... When I was 14-15, I worked for > a crop dusting service > making planes, driving trucks and other vehicles, > and 'flagging' in the rice > fields. That was hard work, running through water > and rice grass to get > 'under' the plane and wave a 2'x3' flag so the pilot > can see me, and dodging > snakes at the same time. While in college, I did my > part time gas station > duty. In the USAF, I was in Communications and > installed almost all comm > centers in Cheyenne Mountain. I was in for a total > of 8 years, some of it in > SouthEast Asia. > > I worked for a company designing and making > electromechanical > one-of-a-kind's and prototypes for the oil industry > and mining and forestry > industries. I traveled the world helping and > supervising my servicemen, and > worked up to middle management as International > Service Manager. Things were > great, the kids were out, I was making good money, > and had a respectable > job. Then the roof fell in. I awoke one morning with > all my body in > excruciating pain! My GP didn't want me traveling > until we at least got the > RA stabilized, and that started my real problems. > Since I couldn't travel, > my effectiveness would be diminished, but my boss > promised as long as I > could answer the phone, it will work. I would get a > stenographer-secretary > or whatever it took. That sounded good to me, but > then I was told I had to > park in the rear of the building away from the > entrance ramp, and had to > climb a steep set of steps with no hand rails to get > into the building, and > then walk the length of the building to get to my > office. I went up and down > the steps on hands and feet, that was the only way. > Then, of course, I was > demoted with a huge drop in pay even though my > medical bills were > skyrocketing, and my 'office' was moved to the > furthest from the bathroom or > the rest of my people. I'd been working there for > almost 20 years. From the > onset of RA to being 'laid off' was almost a year. > You see, everybody has > arthritis. > > Dennis in Eastexas > " It's not Rocket Surgery " > > [ ] Occupations > > > > Hi all, > > > > Would be interested in to hear what you all do (or > > did) for jobs. > > > > For those of you who no longer work, what was > reason > > with your RA that caused you to stop? > > > > I work in marketing and do a lot on the computer > (desk > > work). The thought of not working is scary. > > > > Just trying to get a perspective. > > > > Thanks & good night! > > -Parrish > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2006 Report Share Posted September 11, 2006 I suspect the reason I had so many problems with higher-ups is that I intimidated them. I'm not a politician, so I don't pull punches when there's a fact to be told, and is doing my work, I put the rest to shame. I could do in 1 hour what would take any of the others a day or more. All the men on the final assembly line complained when I was taken off that chore because I could tell them what had to be done for their mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, or electronic problems almost before I saw the machine. I could get parts pushed through the manufacturing lines after my 'bosses' made them all mad so nothing was happening. I still get comments that they wish I were still there. It's their problem now, though, although I'd still love to be there also. It just ain't gonna happen. Dennis in Eastexas " It's not Rocket Surgery " Re: [ ] Occupations Dennis > > Dennis: > > This story breaks my heart - all your heart and soul > to a job that you love, dependable, honest, > hardworking, and then boom RA hits. I cannot > understand the meanspiritedness and unkindness with > which you were treated by your boss, by the company > you had given 20 years of your life to, and had no > doubt helped make a successful business. The way they > treated you from the get-go was just so wrong, the way > they treated you when they knew you were in pain, I > just hate to hear of what good hardworking people are > put through just because they happen become ill. > Rules have to be changed somehow to accommodate those > who are still young enough to work, still can be an > asset to their company in a modified way, still need > to work. There is no excuse for the type of treatment > you received, and I can only imagine what you must > have gone through. > > Kathe in CA > > --- betnden@... wrote: > >> Well, let's see.... When I was 14-15, I worked for >> a crop dusting service >> making planes, driving trucks and other vehicles, >> and 'flagging' in the rice >> fields. That was hard work, running through water >> and rice grass to get >> 'under' the plane and wave a 2'x3' flag so the pilot >> can see me, and dodging >> snakes at the same time. While in college, I did my >> part time gas station >> duty. In the USAF, I was in Communications and >> installed almost all comm >> centers in Cheyenne Mountain. I was in for a total >> of 8 years, some of it in >> SouthEast Asia. >> >> I worked for a company designing and making >> electromechanical >> one-of-a-kind's and prototypes for the oil industry >> and mining and forestry >> industries. I traveled the world helping and >> supervising my servicemen, and >> worked up to middle management as International >> Service Manager. Things were >> great, the kids were out, I was making good money, >> and had a respectable >> job. Then the roof fell in. I awoke one morning with >> all my body in >> excruciating pain! My GP didn't want me traveling >> until we at least got the >> RA stabilized, and that started my real problems. >> Since I couldn't travel, >> my effectiveness would be diminished, but my boss >> promised as long as I >> could answer the phone, it will work. I would get a >> stenographer-secretary >> or whatever it took. That sounded good to me, but >> then I was told I had to >> park in the rear of the building away from the >> entrance ramp, and had to >> climb a steep set of steps with no hand rails to get >> into the building, and >> then walk the length of the building to get to my >> office. I went up and down >> the steps on hands and feet, that was the only way. >> Then, of course, I was >> demoted with a huge drop in pay even though my >> medical bills were >> skyrocketing, and my 'office' was moved to the >> furthest from the bathroom or >> the rest of my people. I'd been working there for >> almost 20 years. From the >> onset of RA to being 'laid off' was almost a year. >> You see, everybody has >> arthritis. >> >> Dennis in Eastexas >> " It's not Rocket Surgery " >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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