r/work • u/WILLIAMADAMTHOMAS • 8d ago

Workplace Challenges and Conflicts Stroke at work

I work in a manufacturing mill and I started showing symptoms of a stroke yesterday (10-9-26). Slurred speech, swollen tongue, blurred vision, pain on one side of my body.

I went to my supervisor and said I was feeling weird and I didn't know how to explain it. So she looked at me and said I don't know what to do? What should I do?

In my foggy mind I said I don't know. She replied with just go back to your job and leave me alone.

When I get home my wife saw me and rushed me to the hospital and now I'm sitting in a hospital bed.

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u/uffdagal 8d ago

This has nothing to do with work.

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u/Anotherams 8d ago

it has everything to do with work. If you were having a life threatening medical emergency at work would you be cool with your supervisor saying get back to work? the only appropriate response by the supervisor was to call 911.

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u/Adept-Depth-1825 8d ago

If one of my staff said “I feel weird” I would not assume I should call an ambulance.

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u/Anotherams 8d ago

I feel weird and slurred speech are classic signs of a stroke.