I am allergic to work!
Date Thursday, March 28, 2024 - 03:30 PM PST
Topic Work


No, really! I mean it! I AM allergic to work! The doctor said so!


Last weekend, I came down with a nasty rash. And by nasty, I mean REALLY nasty. Little red bubbles all over my hands, and my forearms, and a little on my neck and face. Itchy as hell, and twice as ugly.

Today I went into work and showed my friend, hoping for some sympathy. I got the sympathy, and some advice - go to the company nurse. So I got permission from my supervisor and did.

Well, the nurse didn't like the look of my sores. She seemed to think that it was work-related, but wasn't sure. So she called up the hospital, and wangled an immediate appointment for a "young woman with a horrendous rash!"

When I say immediate, I mean immediate. Ten minutes later, I was in the doctors office. And I received my verdict. The oils that cover everything, and I mean EVERYTHING in my workplace, were causing an allergic reaction in my skin, similar to poison ivy! So now I have to wear gloves, and try to remember not to scratch my nose, or tuck my hair inside my hairnet, without first removing my gloves. Hooray. It is DAMN HARD to pick up itsy bitsy balls and put them in teeny tiny bearings, while wearing gloves! And my hair is ALWAYS falling out of my hairnet!

Lucky for me, my company is covering the doctors bills. But it will take anywhere from several days to several weeks for my rash to go bye-bye. Until then, I get to look and feel like a leper. I hate my skin. I want to peel it off.

But at least I get to say in truth, that I am allergic to work!

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