I work at a kindergarten in Tokyo. I got diagnosed with a stress fracture on my foot on Saturday, and this is actually not my first time getting a stress fracture at this job – the last time was in 2021 and it required surgery (same foot different bone)
I need to be very active at my job (going to the park, gym class, games, and I have physically active classes with the younger ones where I’m running and jumping a lot), and also lift and move heavy things such as tables and chairs many times a day.
My doctor thinks this is the cause of my stress fractures, and told me to rest as much as possible and to inform my school that I can’t be physically active or lift heavy things. He also told me if I keep doing this kind of work, I’m likely to get a stress fracture yet again.
So, I’m gonna talk to my school tomorrow and basically ask if it’s possible to be transferred to another position in the company (it’s a big company, they own kindergartens and Eikaiwas and others) and tell them very honestly about what the doctor had said to me.
I hope I don’t have to quit the company itself because I’m quite satisfied with them, but it’s clear that I can’t stay at the kindergarten for much longer.
Has anyone else been in a similar situation? Is this level of activity normal for kindergarten work?
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Ask your doctor for a formal note with his prescribed work conditions. They can’t argue with that (not legally anyway, though they may try).
Have to ask, how do you get a stress fracture in your foot? What part exactly? Heel string?
If the Doctor says ”you need to do X” and you’re a full time epmloyee your ”safe”
That Cant Fire You of that’s your worry.
Snapped my finger 45 degrees backwards whilst working at a pre school 3 years ago. It was all good. Had a week off.
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