For about 2 weeks now ive been having slight chest pain while doing deliveries. told ctr mngr who told me to seek help from my PCP. i have not been able to get in to see my doctor yet but what if he tells me i need to take a week or two off. i cant take the hit to my wallet and this only happens while exhurting myself at work. my workload has increased in the last 6-8 months from 130-140 stops per day to 170-190. should i make my manager treat this as an injury as i feel it is work related?
yes! please do.
if you have a family or if your life means anything to you, you will. about 3 weeks ago unfortunately a fellow brother died of a heart attack while on route in the seat of his package car.
prior to that though early in the day. he messaged the center that he was sick and needed to be relieved. management told him to work through it.
your case sounds exactly like the brother we just lost minus him having prior chest pain signals. he too had an increase of stops per day. i dont know how ur handling it. but i know for him having that extra work stressed him out. along with management giving him a hard time because he was always asking for driver help.
so dont chance it brother. just let this be a lesson. if u feel like the pain as gotten more serious. dont hesitate dial 9-1-1, and God Bless.
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