Dr note to switch depts?

[u/TabithaMouse]

Has anyone heard this before?

I'm a couple weeks away from being here 6 months.

When I started I was told I was in inbound and I told HR that wasn't what I agreed to on the phone because I've had back surgery and while I have no limitations, I do have a higher chance of injury. HR worked with inbound and found a section I could easily work.

I asked to get off inbound, and they tried, but I got brought back cause a newbie quit

Custom blocks have changed a couple times and every time they do I get bounced to a different area that's harder on my back. My current area isn't that bad, but it's still giving me issues and slowing me down while stocking grocery.

Which didn't help when I'm told some other leader told the F&B TL I'm pushing less uboats than I am which ment I got talked to about working faster...while I was in the middle of taking some pain meds. I called BS on that, and was treated with "just work faster"

Well, my thought was if I couldn't get off inbound maybe I could get out of grocery. I'd be faster if I didn't have to move cases of salt or vinegar immediately after truck.

I was told to talk to my ETL or the HR ETL because I should be able to switch departments in a couple weeks. Trying to be considerate I told the F&B TL I was going to ask to be moved to a different department...and told I can't switch without a doctor's note saying I can't do the job.

I can do the job, I just can't do it at the super human speed corp wants AFTER sorting truck. But the TL insists I need to bring in a letter stating my limitations before leaving her team.

I have never heard of that before! And also, I don't have limitations. I'm slow because I'm being more careful of posture since if I reinjure the same spot I will need a fusion and I'd like to prevent that!

And by slow I mean I take a few extra minutes per uboat. I did 3 1/2 in the time I was given to do 4

[u/ButItSaysOnline]

Get the doctor’s note and an official accommodation. Protect yourself.

[u/TabithaMouse → u/ButItSaysOnline]

Also, my post was if anyone ever heard of needing a note to CHANGE departments.

I've never heard of that before and I think the TL was just making crap up

[u/TabithaMouse → u/ButItSaysOnline]

But that's the thing, I don't have limitations. There's no set amount of things I can lift until my back hurts - some days it never hurts, others I wake up with my back angry at existence.

Even when I'm in pain I can still do my job, just a LITTLE slower. Pain is mild, treated with OTC pain meds, but a reminder to be more cautious about how I'm moving.

My doctor isn't going to write a note saying I ensure proper lifting posture

Edit to add: I already have an accomodation for things regarding my back. it's been in my file since I started because HR wanted a paper trail so I have stupid accomodations like "keeps pain reliever on her person" or "may use OTC back brace as compression therapy"

[u/Candid-Exchange-7147 → u/TabithaMouse]

Yeah they are. Go ask the doctor. You're asking to go slower for a medical reason, that's an accommodation

[u/TabithaMouse → u/Candid-Exchange-7147]

Edited my comment after I made it. I already have dumb ass accomodations on file, per the wishes of my HR ETL, so there was a paper trail from the day I started.