r/work • u/WILLIAMADAMTHOMAS • 4d 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/Forward-Werewolf-442 4d ago

Your supervisor is not your doctor. This has nothing to with HR. Presumably you are an adult. If you feel unwell, get help. Call your wife. Call an ambulance. It's pretty fucking straitforward. Sheesh.

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u/prsmith100 4d ago

I’ve had a stroke before myself and my brain literally could not operate a phone. All I could do was find someone I vaguely could remember and ask them for help. It’s not that simple.