Maxwell’s Silver HammerFebruary 16th, 2006 @ 8:00 am
I got a call from my little sister last night. It went something like this:
Her: How was your Valentine’s Day?
Me: Um…I guess it was like every other Tuesday.
Her: Uneventful, huh? Because ours was very eventful.
This is where I freak out a little and think that she’s going to tell me she’s pregnant. Which would be horrible, because she’s so young. And because they have crappy jobs at that place that rhymes with Cal-Bart. (And really it’s none of my business-I’m just saying!)
Me: Hooray! What happened?
Her: My Boss and I were talking at the counter. He was holding a hammer and thought it would be funny to pretend to hit my hand with it. Except he didn’t pretend. He actually smashed my hand with the hammer!
Again, this is where I freak out. I mean, her manager hit her with a hammer! Because he thought it would.be.funny.
I am not sure what part of this is funny to him.
Since she works for that place that sounds an awful lot like Sal-Wart, I was quick to ask if she went to the doctor immediately, just to cover her own butt. She said she didn’t, because it didn’t hurt that bad at the time. But now, a day later, it was all black and blue and swollen and hurt so bad. Which doesn’t surprise me. I imagine that a wound from a hammer would hurt. Like hell.
I suggested the she go to the doctor today. She said that instead of doing that, she would drive the 30 minutes to my folk’s house and have my Mom look at it. Now my Mom is a good person and a fabulous Mom. She’s even a great nurse. This does NOT make her a doctor. It also doesn’t give her X-Ray eyes to tell whether or not my sister’s fingers are broken (which I suspect they are).
When I told this to her, she was all offended that I would dare say that about my own Mother. But it’s true. My Mom will only be able to look at her finger and say, “Man, that looks bad. You should go to the Doctors office and have it checked out!”.
I am forever telling her to try to protect herself at work. I mean, her work place isn’t known for how great it treats its employees. The entire World knows this. But for some reason, she trusts them. She believes that if something really bad is wrong with her fingers, they will “take care of her”. I know this isn’t true and it freaks that crap out of me.
Even if nothing is seriously wrong, it would be nice to have that verified by a Doctor.
Not to mention, what is going to happen to her Manager? I mean come on, he should be in some sort of trouble (what was he doing with a hammer anyway?).
They're just my family
Hilary
said,
February 16, 2006 at 11:10 am
OMG is all I can say! No really, oh my gosh!!!!! I can’t even believe what I just read so I can only imagine what is going through your head. Man! And I was joking about having reasons to sue with my wreck. I guess we can all just hope that your mom tells her to hop on over to the doctor’s office! Keep us updated b/c that is just crazy!
mondugi
said,
February 16, 2006 at 11:20 am
WORKERS COMPO!!!!!
GET HIM CHARGED WITH ASSAULT!
AHHH!!!
That makes me so mad! ahhh!!!
I’ll write more when I’ve calmed now…
Diana
said,
February 16, 2006 at 11:21 am
Her manager should be fired right away. If he thinks that’s funny, what would he do if he got pissed off? I understand it was an accident, but come on!
I hope she gets to the doctor right away.
Durga&Michael
said,
February 16, 2006 at 11:21 am
btw mondugi is me. I am so mad- i couldn’t type my password correctly.
Jen
said,
February 16, 2006 at 11:25 am
OMG!!!! I hate that place as is…and now I hate it even more. Should we go beat him up?
I mean…A HAMMER?!!! HELLLOOOOO!!!! What a psycho….
Mrs. Ca
said,
February 16, 2006 at 11:51 am
Her manager is obviously not the brightest bulb in the pack. What a moron. I agree with you that she should get it checked out immediately!
Megan
said,
February 16, 2006 at 12:18 pm
This is the second time that place has come up in “conversation” in the past ten minutes.
I hate that place even more now. That sucks! What a nutjob (the manager)!
Emmakirst
said,
February 16, 2006 at 12:22 pm
I can’t believe someone would do that! I mean, hit someone with a hammer, what the hell? Anyway, i hope sis is ok and nutjob manager gets something for doing this to her. Keep us updated.
JenfromBoston
said,
February 16, 2006 at 12:39 pm
She needs to report this IMMEDIATELY to HR (or whomever). I write Workers comp - even if nothing comes of it, report it.
did she think it would be funny if she kicked him in the stuff? what on earth?? I bet they give some flip just so she doens’t get all litigous (or a coupon for Ball-Cart.) aI can’t believe how mad *I* am. I know accidents happen but GEEZ.
Frema
said,
February 16, 2006 at 12:57 pm
Oh my God. I hope your sister reports this ASAP. Maybe the idea of a big fat check would encourage her?
K.
said,
February 16, 2006 at 2:50 pm
Seeing the doctor is definitely a good idea because she will need a paper trail for the lawsuit. Oh wait, she probably doesn’t want to sue? Too bad. Such a strong case too….
Contrary
said,
February 16, 2006 at 7:31 pm
Jen is absolutely correct. She needs to report this. She can report it while she’s handing them the doctor’s bill.
If they didn’t pay doctor’s bills and worker’s comp for time off PROMPTLY, I would indeed contact a lawyer and I’m not even a litigious person.
Lisa
said,
February 16, 2006 at 8:44 pm
Her boss is a total moron! I’m pissed at him for her and you. Grrr.
You are right. She really needs to cover her butt. Wal-Mart SUCKS!
Avorie
said,
February 17, 2006 at 10:15 am
Ohmygosh!! That is horrible!
He should be fired and she needs to be seen by a doctor and Sal-Mart should be compensating her! Wow, that’s outragious!
Heather B.
said,
February 17, 2006 at 11:21 am
I already can’t stand Bal-Fart, but this makes it even worse. How is her hand now?
paige3girl
said,
February 18, 2006 at 1:22 am
wal mart is the root of all evil! I really despise that place
ramblingmuse
said,
February 18, 2006 at 1:50 am
Thanks for stopping by my blog.
I can’t believe that about your sis and the hammer. That manager is seriously messed up.
Hope the hand is ok. Keep us updated on it!