It happened again, I got yet another knee injury on the job and I don't just mean one that goes away after resting for a few days although I have had way too many of those for my taste as well I mean one where I will for the 4th time be placed on workers comp and have to go to physical therapy. My first knee injury happened when I moved my right leg in some awkward ways when I was moving pallets of product onto the sales floor to set up displays. The second and third ones happened due to repeated trauma to the knee from frequent kneeling to stock and face lower shelves and this latest episode of me killing myself over a lousy stinking dead end job I don't even give a shit about is because of my previous injuries I can't stand in place for prolonged periods of time. They know this but I was made a backup checker in addition to already being a dairy clerk despite this and other objections I had anyway and last Sunday I paid for it when I was in the checkstands for 2 hours straight because it got busier than expected and there wasn't enough help. By the time I finally got out I was in such horrible pain that I literally felt like crying, I struggled just to stand up and moved like a tortoise for the rest of my shift.

So because of this I called out sick from work yesterday thinking that I would be okay with a day of rest and just going to school today but when I tried to take my usual 15 minute walk to the bus station that I take everyday to either work or school and I could barely even take a single step without being in such agony that I made faces like I haven't taken a shit in days I realized that I am hurt way way worse than I thought I was and will need to see a doctor ASAP. It is for this and because I am dealing with severe depression and I can't take the stress anymore that I have plans to step down and become a General Merchandise Clerk which was my position before I got promoted but first things is first, I need to see a doctor and take care of this injury and then I can start the process of stepping down.