So, I went to the doc last week because I fucked up my leg somehow (probably at work), and it wasn't going so well with waitressing at a fast paced bar.
I go back in today and literally got bitched at for working three days since the last office visit... but they didn't tell me not to work and I gotta pay the bills some how.
Anyhow, I was then told that i absolutely positively cannot waitress for at least two weeks... and that if I can pick up a host shift I can't do it for more than 4 hours (which probably wouldn't work where I am working at). apparently they are worried I will have to have surgery if it doesn't heal on its own very soon (I have been limping on it for 2 weeks already)
I can't afford not to work for two weeks... does anyone know of any jobs that pay half way decent and wouldn't have a problem with me occasionally sitting down or leaning so that i don't have all my weight on the one leg for long periods of time? (and yes, I am checking out the classifieds also)

5/3/2006 12:20:58 PM

you hurt your leg at work?

dude...worker's compensation

5/3/2006 12:24:18 PM

5/3/2006 12:57:34 PM

^^ Just because you get hurt at work doesn't mean you get worker's comp. It has to, in some way, be the employer's fault.

5/3/2006 1:02:22 PM

check ncsu's temp service. look for an office job.

5/3/2006 1:10:08 PM

i would suggest skinning and mining

they're the best for quick gp

5/3/2006 1:35:34 PM

can you not talk to your boss and see if they have options that would allow you to still work there without being on your legs?
for example, you sit while hosting until you have to take someone to their table or something of that nature?
just a thought...
~skip~

5/3/2006 1:37:38 PM

obligatory 'prostitution pays well & you dont have to stand at all' post


sorry bout your leg

5/3/2006 1:41:13 PM

darkone yeah i know how it works (from start to finish actually)...but i wasn't being serious, thus the face

5/3/2006 1:46:45 PM

In all honesty, losing 2 weeks of pay is probably a lot less than paying for surgery because you didn't listen to the doctor.

5/3/2006 1:50:00 PM

^^ If you get at work you can probably get better than worker's comp.

5/3/2006 1:51:20 PM

pain and suffering!!!

5/3/2006 1:57:54 PM

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"So, I went to the doc last week because I fucked up my leg somehow (probably at work), and it wasn't going so well with waitressing at a fast paced bar."

you fucked up your leg by being a waitress - wtf kind of waitressing were you doing - leaping over tables and jumping off of booths?

5/3/2006 2:02:40 PM

In many economies herbalism is really the way to go over mining

5/3/2006 2:02:50 PM

lies

5/3/2006 2:13:01 PM

try a temp service.

5/3/2006 2:20:40 PM

leatherworking!

5/3/2006 2:27:23 PM

sometimes the people on here just crack me up.

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" you fucked up your leg by being a waitress - wtf kind of waitressing were you doing - leaping over tables and jumping off of booths?"

Do I really need to explain to you all the possible ways that you could fuck up your leg in a restaurant? I've been waitressing for about 5 years, it takes a toll on your feet, your legs, your back... if you work full-time in a restaurant it is a guarantee that your body will age faster than your peers. On average I probably walk fast paced about 15 miles per shift... that's just a guesstamte for when we are busy... I often work 8-12 hour shifts, my feet hurt by the end of the night. If I don't wear the right shoes, or if I don't put the weight just right on my feet/legs I can easy injure myself from just wear and tear. On top of that it is so easy to twist something, slip on something, fall, drop shit and injure yourself, pick up something the wrong way, have someone else run into you... or my favorite is trying to doge the screaming little kids.

Anyhow, thanks to the suggestions... I think i'm gonna check out the listings that ncsu has and I might seriously look into telemarketing ... the problem is that anything else I get will most likely pay half of what I was getting, which is hard when you live by yourself with three animals and have no one supporting you.
but anything will be better than continuing at a restaurant and fucking my leg up even more so that I have to have surgery

5/5/2006 5:07:24 PM

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"the problem is that anything else I get will most likely pay half of what I was getting, which is hard when you live by yourself with three animals and have no one supporting you. "

Hard to live by yourself? Try living with a woman... i mean... my wife I envy my single days

5/5/2006 5:50:21 PM

i would suggest skinning and mining

they're the best for quick gp

5/5/2006 5:58:04 PM

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"Hard to live by yourself? Try living with a woman... i mean... my wife I envy my single days"

perhaps marrying someone you had never met before you got engaged was not such a good idea

5/5/2006 6:17:28 PM

^^^^ sell an animal

profit

5/5/2006 8:55:56 PM

If you are looking for work for just two weeks, it will probably be hard to find quickly without having to do all the paperwork, training, etc. It would probably take close to a week for them to hire you, then another week to get trained, then you would be ready to quit. Anyway, if you are looking for something that temporary, try finding something that pays under the table, like cleaning someone's house or something. If you permanently want another job, then look into something like a grocery store cashier. I know they let you take breaks and when it's not busy, I'm sure they wouldn't mind you leaning on the register and resting.

5/5/2006 9:53:49 PM

Remedy Staffing
ACC Staffing

Try staffing services, you might find a job you genuinely love. I haven't finished school yet, because i'm making 45k at an office that I was just "part time temping" at to start.

5/5/2006 10:44:28 PM

I'm not really looking for something temporary, I'm probably going to minimize the number of hours I work where I'm already at depending on how bad i really made my knee... but I am looking for somewhere else that pays decent and where I can work longer hours.
So far I have three places taht I have a little promise... so, hopefully by wednesday I will have something new.

5/6/2006 9:50:43 AM

try wachovia, where you call people to get them to pay their loans on time. i think it pays 8 or 9 an hour, and they pay you while you train for a week or two.

5/6/2006 10:54:49 AM

Look for a job as a receptionist at an urgent care or hair salon or something. Then you can sit down. You wont be making as much but then your leg can heal.

5/6/2006 12:18:23 PM

Most temp services can help you get permanent part time employment, or keep you busy on different assignments its worth a shot

5/6/2006 1:52:51 PM

$20, my laundry

5/6/2006 2:03:00 PM