Hey you guys, the HR chick where I work is trying to screw me out of coming back to work Friday (I had arm surgery a couple of weeks ago) because everything isn't documented PRECISELY the way she would like it, and she's trying to cover her *** so hard it's quilted and everything.

My dr. wrote that I could return on limited duty. Well! Is that 5 hours? 30? We need to know. He didn't even sign it, only stamped it. Well! I need a signature. (I have never seen the man physically sign his name -- he had the stamp made for a reason). Are you still on medication? Well! We can't have you coming back if you are. Roger (editor in chief) says you're not feeling safe. (I mentioned to my boss that I fell a couple of times because my balance hasn't been great since the surgery. Amy must have told Roger.) If you're not feeling safe, then we really can't have you working from home, either.

This is all coming from a lovely married woman with a husband who works. I'm a po' single girl with no other income. I CANNOT live without a paycheck for 6 more weeks, not to mention that I would go frigging stir crazy having to spend that much more time in my house.

My question for any HR person out there is, is this really necessary? She keeps telling me "we need to be protected as a company." Blah. She did add this time that "we want to make sure you're safe, first of all" (yeah right) but that they can't have this turning into a workmen's comp situation.

RARGH.

Help.

Candy