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How many of you have continued to work even though you knew it was bad for your health for any reason?

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Bendog 7 Sep 5
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Not physically, but I stayed at Donatos Pizza with a boss who was kind of verbally abusive (so more of a mental/emotional health thing). I stayed pretty much for the 25% employee discount, a perk that, in hindsight, might not have been worth it.

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i worked for 2 yrs after i tried to kill myself due to work issues then got fired because i wasnt working hard enough fck it eh

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i have tried to take care of myself but i can remember one day when i didn't. i was one of two secretaries in a four-man (yes, all men) advertising sales office, and it was the practice of that office to give each of us her birthday off as a paid holiday. the weekend before the other secretary's birthday, i went out with friends to an iffy eatery, and one of them, and i, got food poisoning. i awoke pretty damned sick on my coworker's birthday but knew the office would be empty and the men helpless when they wandered in (and i couldn't call her because i knew she was spending her birthday with her boyfriend, whose number i didn't have), so i got myself across the street into a bus that took me to a different bus i was too sick to get on. instead i climbed into a waiting cab and lay down in the back seat. the driver was dubious. "are you sure?" i insisted, so he took me to work. i stumbled in and waited for the men to arrive. one did, took one glance at me and said, "oh my," and promised as soon as a second guy came in, he'd drive me right back home. while we waited for that gentleman to arrive, the phone rang. i did my job, and answered it. it was an obscene phone call. i ran down the hall to the ladies' room and puked up my guts. i eventually got driven home and the next couple days are a blur, but that was an unusual occurrence. when i am sick, i stay home!

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Mine isn't as bad as others but back before I got into my career field I was making minimum wage operating a machine at a local business. I didn't have control of the start/stop function and was clearing a jam when the person that did fired the machine back up without warning. My wrist turned green and I'm fairly certain it was broken, but I was young and full of false bravado. Took 5 minutes off so I wouldn't cry in front of anyone, waited to see if my wrist would return to its normal color and got back to work.

It hurt constantly for about six weeks, I tried not to use it but didn't have a ton of choice. Looking back, I'm fortunate it healed with no drama. There was always this nagging thought that I was constantly making it worse though.

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Time will tell... I am trying to stick this corporate gig out until the retirement window opens at 55. So, MONTHS to go. I can hope that the change will reduce my IBS flare ups and migraines, which are almost daily, except during vacations and the holidays.

Zster Level 8 Sep 5, 2018
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But as soon as I realised what was happening I was proactive and applied for jobs and got out... best move I have made

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My job can be dangerous. Working around garage door torsion systems has many potential hazards for the individual who does not know what they are doing or is not paying attention.

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I was amazed the first time I heard people say carpentry is dangerous. Now I get it.

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Where to start..I’ve been exposed to TB, HIV, multiple resistant pathogens, kicked, hit, punched, needle stuck, in the ER where there was gun shots, swore at more times than I can count, lifted 600 pound people with only four other nurses...wouldn’t change a thing. I love what I do.

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Did it for a whole year.

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Have tinnitus , due to my work environment . I think in one way or another , many jobs have some form of problems to health due to our jobs . Farmers deal with a lot of chemicals and a lot of exposure to the sun - cancer . The military , police officers , and firemen deal with a lot of exposure to violence . Doctors and nurses , janitors , and trash collectors , are exposed to all kinds of viruses and bacteria . Chemists are also exposed to all kinds of concentrated chemicals .

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