I injured my back again today and it was the last straw. The job is just too physically demanding at my age. I have what appears to be a permanent elbow injury/said its tendonitis but it never goes away and soon my back would be permanently damaged if I stayed working there.
I held out for about 9 or 10 months, though, so not a bad run.
I guess I’ll start looking for something new. In the meantime, we are going to have to tighten our belts around here.
Goodbye Amazon!
I had forgotten about your job being physically demanding when I recommended in another post to not quit. My apologies. I hope you find something more suitable
Good for you man!
You tried your best and thats what matters. Look after your health Bowens. I think you made the right decision.
You made a wise decision @SzSupportAdmin
Your health comes first
congrats for all the work you did man!
amazon and other shipping/ warehouse jobs are very physical. if youre in pain its completely reasonable to stop. its not worth it to damage body for a job when there are so many less physically taxing jobs
I’m impressed you lasted that long at such a hard job with schizophrenia. Your next job will be a breeze
plenty of fish in the sea as they say. Not to be rude but companies generally dont give a damn about their employees so screw em lol you can find a better job my man!
Have you thought of working in peer support with those with MI?
Hopefully leaving is a blessing in surprise
If this job was hurting you I think it’s a good thing you left
I hope you’ll find a new job soon
Would not know where to begin to look for a paying gig in this area.
Seriously ask your psychiatrist…
If peer support is something you’re interested ask community mental health centers in your area.
In Michigan they hire peer support specialists more than other mental health treatment centers.
You could also try hospitals, but I believe community mental health centers would be your best bet to get info.
Also check online to see what your state’s requirements for peer certification is.
Sorry man. Yeah, they have a bad rep for chewing people up physically and then spitting them out without proper compensation and they do it to all age groups. Maybe driving for them might be better?
sounds like every construction job ive ever had lol Work you to death then if youre tired you have to take a day off where you get zero money
I once worked at a foundry. I lasted maybe two months before my back said “no more.”
If things have not changed much a lot remote work is good
Think there’s quite a lot of jobs out there where you just need a laptop and an internet connection.
Might be worth seeing if there’s anything like that you could do?
Since I worked from home things much more stable
With my back problems it’s ideal as well as working in a calm environment
Hope you can find something better suited