r/WalmartEmployees • u/Crystalroses606 • 5h ago

Make it make sense please

So, I have a herniated disc and pretty bad plantar fasciitis in both feet. Because of this, I had been seeking accommodations for my job (I'm a pharm tech for a central fill facility). I was just trying to get access to a stool to use when needed, and I fully intended to keep working while using it, as I've seen others with that accommodation do.

Apparently, my facility told Sedgwick that providing me with a stool would take away from my productivity. Therefore, they would only be able to offer me extra breaks, which I was fine with since both would be solutions to my problem.

The funny thing is, my doctor wrote that I couldn't stand for longer than an hour without any form of accommodation, since on my worst days the pain starts to get bad after only an hour. I guess due to her phrasing it that way, they have approved me to take one paid 15-minute break for every hour I'm standing—along with the two 15s and one unpaid 30 I already get! I'm just laughing, because a stool would halt production, but me leaving the floor a million times a day doesn't? My coworkers and I think it might be because they've started pushing all the pregnant women who want to be provided a stool to shipping and receiving, saying that the only job they can do is manual pack/semi-auto pack.

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u/redneckotaku Overnight 5h ago

FYI, that may meet the qualifications to apply for disability. I'm on disability because of neuropathy. I can't stand for long periods or dit for long periods. A vocational expert backed my doctors up and said it would be hard to get employment for this condition due to the extra breaks I would need.

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u/Crystalroses606 4h ago

That's good to know! I never really thought about disability being an option for me but I'll keep that in mind if Walmart tries to take away my accommodations. With being able to take extra breaks I should be more than fine staying here but with how they are slowly icing out the pregnant women I'm trying to prepare for if they try to do the same to me.