UPDATED. Some quack BASTARD of a "doctor" REALLY screwed my family and I today...
Last edited Wed Feb 8, 2012, 12:58 PM - Edit history (3)
...and I'm not taking it sitting down for one f***ing second.
I'm going to do all I can to leave out the 4 letter aria of obscenity that I've been singing since just after noon to avoid a hidden thread by a 6-0 jury vote. Allow me to say that in spite of the trembling rage that I feel now, I have been nothing but courteous to this alleged professional of medicine.
I've been out of work for 8 months. Unemployment compensation is over. I was offered a job for the most I've ever been paid last Friday. My references came back glowing. My background checks came back glowing. All I had to do was get through a pre-employment physical, one of which I've never failed to do in my life. My family and I need a paychek or we may wind up homeless again. This bastard quack knows this.
The position that I was supposed to start tomorrow was working with a Mental Health Agency up here in Maine. I would be going into the homes of troubled families who've consented to in-home treatment. My job would be to TALK with these families to help them problem solve in the most effective manner possible for them. I would counsel, coach, model, empathasize (spelling?), and possibly firmly prompt them to make the changes to which they'd agreed in early sessions .
Of about 30 items listed on the job description, the ability to lift 35 pounds, the ability to push 100 pounds (like a person in a wheelchair) and the need to possibly restrain are the last things listed. This is because they are HIGHLY unlikely to happen. By highly unlikely I mean about a 1 in 10,000 chance. I know this from experience. In a similar position about 6 years ago I had 2 instances out of hundreds where I was dealing with highly agitated clients or families. In one of those circumsrances, I talked them down and back to the kitchen table. In the other, the young woman told me to go F*** myself and left the room. She apologized the next time I came to the home.
This self righteous son of a bitch bastard of a moronic quack ignored the fact that I passed EVERY physical request he made of me, ignored the fact that I explained that I've had a bad cold the last few days and that my strength and stamina are somewhat decreased because of this and he latched onto the fact that I said that if I've done something like move furniture ALL DAY my back would be sore and recommended that I be restricted from any physical activity.
This has quite possibly cost me the job.
I have spoken with this "sock-tucking mortar chucker" and explained to him the consequences of his half assed and arbitrary decision to my famiy and I. I informed him of the need for him to reconsider his findings, especially since the issue of my back would have NEVER come up if I hadn't said that my back would hurt in the same circumstances that Hercules' back would hurt. I also mentioned that the doctor who has been treating me for the last 6 years has never recommended any restriction on my activities.
At this point, I've signed a release for my records to be sent to the quack. I had to sign it twice because the first time they sent my real doctor's office a request for them to SEND and not RECEIVE my records. I've also asked my doctor to write the quack a note explaining that she may actually know my health after 6+ years than he does after 20 minutes. Hopefully he'll pull his headout of his crusty boney ass and reverse his "decision". He is also reviewing with his "Medical Director".
I will say this. If this incompetent bastard of a quack moron, who apparently doesn't believe in actually listening to the patient, doesn't reverse his decision, I will contact an attorney and go after his ass, his medical director's ass and the practice's collective ass with everything I possibly can.
The position that he screwed me out of yesterday paid $16 per hour. I was supposed to start this morning at 8:30 AM, so he has now cost me $128 (8 X $16).
I believe that he is shocked to have a victim who actually fights back, but I'm not about to let this f***er "romney" me out of a job that I want, I need and I will do very well in because he's to damn lazy to pay any attention to his temporary patient.
I'll let you know what happens. Thank you for letting me rant!
PEACE!
UPDATE as of 11:53 AM. See response # 17. Thanks.
PEACE!
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to get a job that pays half that. $8.25 an hour, working for a part of our local hospital that does in home care. It's an entry level position, and they'll reimburse me for my CNA classes. The physical was a bit of a joke. Same requirements for lifting as well.
Good luck, MJ, and I hope it all works out and you get the job. 
I mean, your doctor didn't say in her letter that you have no physical restrictions or limits? She just said you are "cleared" for "moderate physical activity"? I don't know what that means, since I've never had a physical to prove to an employer I'm physically fit for work.
This is horrible that this has happened. Maybe your real doctor's records, and your pleas to this new dr.'s office will make a difference.
I hope he changes his report. Has he sent it in already? The employer needs a clear physical report to release them from liability and to be assured that you could handle all situations that may arise in the job. It doesn't matter if something isn't LIKELY to happen. They clearly want someone who can handle those situations that aren't likely to happen. Did the employer ask you about this during your interview? Did the interviewer seem convinced you could handle the physical aspects of the job? Do you look healthy and strong?
To me, the best thing to do would be to ask to have another physical, on the basis that you were recovering from a cold the last time. I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but...I really have trouble believing the dr. said you were restricted from any and all activity based on that one comment you made. You said you passed all the physical tests he gave, but...I'm wondering if you had to struggle, and the dr. saw that, and thought that you shouldn't be struggling with those physical tests. (He asked you to lift stuff, you mean?) I'm thinking the dr. observed something, or test results showed something, that told him you shouldn't be doing physical activity. Why were you and he discussing your back, in the first place? Why would you mention to him your stamina was down because you'd had a cold? Did you know you might have trouble? Was the dr. aware of the type of job you would be doing? So many unknowns.
Life sucks sometimes, but the right job will come along. Maybe it will be this one. If this is a good place to work, maybe they'll let you take the physical again.
Let us know what happens. I'm sending you all the good vibes I can muster.
I'm glad to se that others saw the fiction of that response.
Isn't it wonderful when people who don't know you jump to conclusions to question your honesty? 
PEACE!
See if you can sue, too. 
I've requested a new physical, the should have been employer may not be willing to pay for it.
In the meantime I have 2 interviews that will possibly pay more. I will be speaking to the Department of Labor tomorrow to see my further options.
Thank you for your support and concern. The support of my fellow DUers has been very heartening for my family and I. We feel like we've been given a huge 
& 
from this community for this big 
that we're in now.
PEACE!
PEACE!
