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walmart and pregnant

I work at walmart and I am 23 weeks pregnant I told them of my pregnancy and they are deliberately making me lift things now. I have been told to climb latter and carry things weighing 100 pounds and push things weighing 200+ I told them it was bugging me and creating cramps they told me tough. I don't wanna harm my baby help :(
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4385387 tn?1358633945
oh wow. My sister works their and none of the pregnant are lifting heavy things or carrying heavy things. You need to talk with the store manager. Since they know you are pregnant and are making you do those dangerous things, you can get those people in trouble. I would do all that you can. At this point in your pregnancy, you can talk to your doctor and find out what your limits are for picking up and carrying. Take that into your work & go from there.
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2166701 tn?1358365167
I agree they are.trying to make you quit. Get a note from doctor & if it continues after that hire a lawyer cause you have yourself a case :)
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13167 tn?1327194124
You have to carry things weighing 100 pounds?   I am putting a fine point on that,  because burly adult men can't do that.  It's hard to believe you are able to do that.   Can you be more specific about what you're being asked to do?
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3744707 tn?1402187570
if you wanna keep the job i suggest you get a letter from your doctor :) thats the best thing you can do or else they wouldnt care a bit to be honest
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Im 31 weeks i work at wal mart also. They never let me lift anything. N i work in the photo lab which means i work with site to store. You needa demand u lift nothing. N talk to who ever is the head person
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4254325 tn?1355663975
Def listen to Alicat! She is very very right!!!!!
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No wonder people herd in India don't want Walmart to open its stores here. They should try n help you n make ur work easier. 100 lbs ?? R they human beings or what?
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I quit from walmart as soon as I found out I was having twins. They do a lot of underhanded things like that. Since they can't fire you ask to man the phones. I know its a boring job but u don't stress yourself or baby doing it. Or you can also do apparel if you want to stay busy. Use the open door policy and go through the different levels. If they all say "tough" call home office. They will set your store right and make sure u and ur baby don't come to any harm. Good luck
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They can not do that they are trying to make you quit because they cannot fire you
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3588173 tn?1357317184
If yu dont wanna quit I suggest getting a note from yer doctor excusing yu from those tasks
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