Beardedturkey
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The utter mess started 3 years ago when I applied to work for the Department of Corrections for Wisconsin. Back in 2021 I was 25 years old. I went through the whole process and started academy class. Two weeks into the class I'm placed on a medical leave because during the hiring process a drug screen, fitness test/evaluation is done and I mentioned that I had depression and anxiety. They requested I meet with my primary care physician and get paperwork elaborating on my depression and anxiety. Keep in mind this "primary physician" is someone who knows nothing about me, I've only seen her a few times in 3 years. I thought she was going to be reasonable and I gave her the paperwork to complete and we discussed it. Turns out she pulled a 180 on me and deamed me unfit to work in the corrections and that I was a suicide risk. This destroyed me along with my job opportunity. I tried to get the decision overturned by getting a psychiatric evaluation and no one gave a rats ass about helping me out and basically said they're not going to over rule what my shit for brains PA said. Fortunately I got a call from the prison saying that since I technically worked there 2 weeks I could apply for long term disability. By God's grace I was approved and I had some income to make it by. Now it's been a month since my medical separation and I went back to school and got my CNA license. I started working at a nursing facility and within two weeks I sustained a debilitating back injury. I was physically unable to live life for almost a year, my life consisted of laying on the floor and being in constant pain. I'm still getting long term disability though so even though I'm in agony I'm able to offer some financial support to my family. I ended up getting back surgery and within 9 months I was fully recovered. I applied to work at many places and many of them declined me. I think it's because of the last job I had before the department of corrections was a cheese factory I worked at for 5 years and they were giving me a bad reference because I was fired from there for a minor safety violation, in which no one got hurt, no one was in any danger, and ultimately in my eyes the termination was wrongful. All while doing this I was working with a new PA and working on my mental health. I was actively working with a psychiatrist and adjusting my Meds and I even went to therapy. Life's been rough but I've been actively working to better myself so my 3 year child and wife have a future. Fast forward to 2023 October and I apply for the department of corrections again. They have me apply and go through the hiring process and everything is good and now it's time for the drug test / physical test evaluation and I think I'm going to nail it and have this amazing job where I can finally support myself and a family and start building towards a future. Everything is fine, I do my hearing test, drug screen, and then it's not fine, they have to postpone the physical exercise portion of the test because I have high blood pressure and high heart rate. They require I meet with my PA and get clearance or establish a plan for my high BP and HR. I meet with my PA and we up the dose on my BP meds and I get started on metoprolol for my high HR and we meet up again within a week to see the results. We meet up and everything is good! Now my PA faxes the report to the other doctor in charge on my physical for the department of corrections. Turns out my PA faxes over a comprehensive report including all of my medications which are quitiapeme, lamotragene, venlafaxine. Meds for my anxiety and depression, which I've been on for 8 years. Bad news for me.... I never included my meds and never indicated my mental health history because I was afraid of what happened before. Well the doctor doing my physical was mad and ordered that I see my PA again and get supporting documentation regarding my mental health in order to schedule an appointment to finish the physical exam and ultimately secure a job with the Depart of corrections. I got paperwork and gave it to my PA and she was a bitch and said that I've had suicidal tendencies and that I've been deemed unfit to work because of my mental status but I've been complying with treatment and for the past couple years I've been mentally stable . I thought okay... Not the best but she technically said I've been mentally stable for a couple years... That's good right? That's what they want, to know that I've been mentally good... Which I have, she clearly said I have. Also... I want to add the prison I applied to my dad has been there for 20 years, it's medium security and it's been open for 40 years and they has been no murders on staff and no assaults, so in my eyes it seems pretty safe... Considering the last job as a CNA left me back injury that required me to have surgery on top of that any job has its risk, especially with manufacturing. Well now my PA faxes over the paperwork once again and it takes the doctor doing my physical 2 weeks to reply. I get a phone call and she's extremely rude and blunt with me saying she's not going to recommend me to work there and that I can't reschedule to finish the physical. Basically destroying my chance at the job again. I beg and pleaded with her to hear me out and let her explain that the paperwork indicated that I've been stable for the past couple years but she didn't care one bit. I'm devastated financially and emotionally. I don't think this is anything I can do. Maybe there is... Probably not. At least I told someone.... Any thoughts? Please be nice with the comments
, my bad. Thank you again