so i am sitting around work today because i had to work some overtime (on test scripts) and no one is in the office and i'm getting as bored as a lion in the gymnasium with no children to munch on.  so i wheel around the room with the linoleum floor on one of the office chairs and i'm getting pretty excited, and i'm going pretty fast round and round.  but then i realize i am not going as fast as an antelope being chased by a lion so i wonder what can make me go even faster and faster.  i think pretty hard about this problem, then i promptly unhinge a fire extinguisher from its holder, take my seat on my speedy chair, place the extinguisher in my crotch with the nozzle pointed away from me and i pull the pin very abruptly.  out of nowhere i am jettisoned towarded the back of the room and i knock over various flat screen monitors, injuring my head, and breaking some monitors (not all).  i guess my boss was around and i didn't know, and he comes in and drops me a pink slip.  do i sue?
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I think that you could probably find a way to blame it on him and sue him. You are pretty creative! \n\nHey Imahlah....I am the only taker he needs!!! hahahaha
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I actually like my profession. But I did have an experince recently with management that made me sick to my stomach. Last week my daughter was struck crossing the road by a hit and run driver. I got a knock on the door and went to the accident scene she was being transported my EMS to the hospital and I had to go back and get my purse and car keys to follow her to the hospital. I musta been on auto pilot because I remembered to call in to work my next shift was  in two hours (I'm a nurse) I was on my cell walking to the car and the nursing supervisor answered the call. I told her someone had to cover my shift my daughter was hurt and hit by a SUV, hit and run driver. She was on the way to the hospital via ambulance and the supervisor had the gaul to ask me if someone else could go to the hospital with her. I was shocked I told her I'm a  single mom and  MY KID  was hit by a SUV I would be in the ER as a mom not nurse in the unit. Not that it really matters that I'm a single mother any mother or father for that matter shouldn't get that harrassment. My daughter's okay ,a broken vertebrae, road rash and bruises so she'll heal and I will be looking for another job soon.
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Yeah LOL you would deffanitly get fired! Be thankful you got a computer, if it wasnt for your work computer you would not be able to play on YA!!!
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I'm pretty sure that your adrenaline will kick in and get you through the day... be prepared for a hard core crash after tomorrow though.  I guess drink coffee/red bull/ something with crazy amounts of caffiene and best of luck to you!!
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I was electrocuted at work a while back.  I was passed out when they pulled me down from the wires.  But I never lost my train of thought, I feel that I experienced the whole thing in real time.\n\nWhen the current grabbed me I felt the life quickly drain from my body, it occoured to me that this is how I am to die, and then I was moving at high speed down a river of florescent light, inside a canyon with tall dark walls.  My body kept feeling like when you go over the falls on a roller coaster.  After a time the walls of the canyons started to have faces, and the faces turned into my fellow workers staring down at me in horror, thinking I was dead.   But I was pretty much OK except for some deep burns.\n\nCould have been just the dieing process.  But I feel that it was my choice to live or die during that time.  \n\nI would say my time since then is pure bonus time.  But really our entire lives are bonus time.   I don't understand anything more about death, but I did learn to appreciate each moment of life, each life giving breath.
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You better just admit fault and accept the consequences.  I don't think running will do much good. Learning from your mistakes is one of lifes great lessons.  At work, I always felt better when I accepted blame.  I think you gain more respect from your peers and supervisors that way.
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Insufficient firepower =)\n\n\nSeriously though... I'm an expert at procrastinating which can really pose a threat since I work for myself.... "I've got ALL day to worry about that.... hmmm, let's see what's going on in Yahoo! Answers."\n\nThe fortunate flipside is that I work great under pressure, so when it comes down to deadlines I rise to the challenge. \n\nI guess you could say I'm getting where I want to be, but I might be getting there more quickly if I forced myself to be more disciplined. But then again, I believe life is a journey, not a destination... so I may as well have fun along the way! See how well I can rationalize these things?
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No Problem, wear a shorter dress next time so you can see it coming.....\n\nVery funny I laughed outloud and my co-workers looked at me. \n\nThanks Sweetsmile you are a vision in the morning!
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Apparently, you got a BIG BREAK when you were hired! Walk around the office with a legal pad in your left hand and a bottled water in the other...stop by other peoples desks and ask there opinion on small matters, it gives appearances on work related issues
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If the email truly was as bad as you indicate, then I don't think that your boss actually thinks that you are sensitive, despite what he said. He probably feels a bit of responsibility for not dealing with the situation earlier, and now feels compelled to justify his lack of action. He may feel that by labeling you as "sensitive", then he is off the hook for not taking corrective action earlier, because he "didn't think it would bother you". I have a feeling he is trying to say "Wow, I failed to realize that this was a situation worthy of my intervention, and I'm sorry that my lack of action caused you suffer." The first part came out as "The guy is an a**" and the second part came out as "I didn't know you were so sensitive". This boss is just a poor communicator and is looking to defend himself. I wouldn't worry about looking like a "composed professional" in his eyes, as he is not acting like a true leader anyway.
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speaking from experience..i broke my leg in 2 place and my wrist in 9 during the same accident.I was out of work for 6 months..i waited and rested as told but also kept stretching and flexing my foot and hand to keep things in motion. if you have had it immobilized for this entire time it will take some rehab.. you may also look at the possibility that your hooked on your pain meds. they will trick your brain into thinking your in pain just so you'll take more. Be careful and good luck
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Congradulations! I think that you have closed the door on a strenuous and an apparently health threatening situation. Over worked and under appreciated i was once too, useless until needed i always told myself even tho i also ran the whole office.\nDon't open that door back up girl, keep it closed for yourself!
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First of all if the problem is occuring at work, this may be a work related injury.  Talk to your HR department  and supervisor.  You may want to open a workmen compensation case up.  When people work on computers there alot of injuries that can arise for it.  I would suggest a ergonomic evaluation to make sure your station is set up properly.  Sometimes if the chair is too high or too low or your posture is poor resulting back problems may ensue.\n\nIn general, muscle spasm are very similiar to muscle cramps.  To tell if you have muscle spasm, lay on your belly and have someone feel both sides of you lower back.  Is one side tighter than the other.  If so then you are having muscle spasms.\n\nIn term of slipped disk, if you did something and your disk slipped you may experience pain in your lower back near your spine.  This can occur without compressing a nerve.  If it is a large slipped disk and large enough to push on a nerve, then in addition to back pain you will also have radicular symptoms.  In other words, you will have pains shooting down you legs or experience leg numbness and or weakness.\n\nKeep in mind, that muscle spasms and slipped disk can occur together.  From you description, I suspect that it is mainly muscle spasms.  Usually people are doing something fairly exertional when you get a slipped disk.\n\nGo see a doctor.  MRI and Xray are COMPLETELY USELESS initially.  Start with conservative treatment namely ice you back, NSAIDS like motrin and alleve, physical therapy and ergonomic evaluation.  The reason i say mri and xrays are useless initially is because at this stage of the ballgame even if you have a slipped disk conservative management is still the treatment.  If you find a slipped disk without pain going down the leg you would not do a cortisone injection and who in there right mind would want to do back surgery without first trying conservative therapy.  If conservative therapy works and your back gets better, who cares what the MRI said and it would have be a waste of money to do it.  Xrays do not pick up muscle spasms or slipped disk.
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Relax..first off, you need to calm down. I know it's a scary concept that you have Michigan grease on you. Second, I need you to get some gasoline..then soak your hand in it..that should do the trick, but don't set yourself on fire...unless you want to, that is. :)
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Rather than asking people on here, many of whom are likely to make up answers based on what they've read/heard/seen, you're probably best off seeking legal advice.  You will have to prove that your employer was neglegent though, and that the accident was their fault.
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I'm just doing all your work aren't I?  Its ok I like physics, and its good practice.  I am studying for the MCAT coming up this April (Med School).  This problem unlike the other ones that I did is a little more tricky to me.. Mostly because I don't have my physics textbooks with me.  But it would appear that you need to calculate the acceleration that is exhibited on the foot when it hits the ground.  The way I approached this problem is by using vf^2 = vi^2 + 2ad  and I solved for acceleration.  Knowing that the final velocity is zero I isolated acceleration to get and acceleration of -1024 m/s^2!!! thats huge isn't it.  that is why I'm uncertain about this problem... anyways, multiplying that using the F =ma equation I got a total force of 9216N.  But after inspecting the inital velocity its got to be right because if you convert 6.4 m/s into km/hr you get 23.04 km/hr!!! This person must be falling of a building or something!  So there it is.  Afterall didn't the question start out saying that injury can happen!?
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I'm truly sorry this has happened to you.  So, was your boss nice about it, or was she kind of be-little-ing?  You say she made you feel like a small child.  You know, we all have our bad days.  Guess what else?  We ALL make mistakes!  I bet SHE has even made a few mistakes herself.  Try not to feel stupid.  Did you apologize for the mistakes?  If not, do so if you feel you can.  Try so hard to concentrate totally on your job and I think you will be fine.  IF, though, she is not nice about the "writing you up thing" then I'd look for other employment.  Not as a cop out, but sometimes women bosses can be a little...ya know!  what's up with the internet priv. being taken away.  Sounds like a little bit of a power trip to me. Just go in there tomorrow with a smile on your face and confidence about you and have a wonderfully beautiful day!