Um, M.Y.O.B?

[IStillNeedToSeeYourBadge]

Recently I've suffered injuries which have left me with some facial wounds and a slinged arm. Rather than deal with a long convo with each of the hundreds of client employees I see each day, I've been answering any inquiries by saying I had a fall. We're trying to keep them moving through smoothly and I'm certainly not obligated to disclose details about personal medical info or stuff that happened on my own time, right? Not for one guy:

SC: What happened to you?
me: Oh, I had a little fall.
SC: skeptical tone I dunno. It looks like a little more than that to me.

Seriously, man? You're gonna a) invade my personal business that has ZERO to do with you and b) more or less imply I'm lying.

(FWIW, I'm fairly confident this person is former law enforcement. I've nothing against that profession, but the way he asked sounded just like it came from a Domestic Battery episode of COPS.)

[NateTheChops]

The sad part is that in the grand scheme of things, how ever politely you imply that it is none of their business, somehow you're the rude one.

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

My manager plays amateur sports in her spare time and one night not too long ago she collided with another player and got a black eye.

The day after when she was at work, just about every customer was telling her how sorry they were that "that happened to you" implying, of course, that she had been a victim of physical abuse by her boyfriend or someone else. Even when she told them what actually happened many did not believe her.

[Raveni]

"I was in a car accident" would raise a lot less questions than that. "I fell" or "I ran into something" are pretty much always interpreted as "I am a vicitm of domestic assault". Sadly, because it happens...

[thatcrazyredhead]

Just look them squarely in the eye and say, "This is nothing. You should see the other guy."

[Betweenshades]

Seriously, man? You're gonna a) invade my personal business that has ZERO to do with you and b) more or less imply I'm lying.

"It happened when I was fighting off the zombies. Please step through."

[shankyknitter]

Try having social services called to talk to you by a well meaning boss. I admit my bruises looked bad, they looked like some grabbed my upper arms and shook me, and I was limping. However I explained my hobby to my boss (I was a heavy fighter in the SCA at the time, I had armor bite and I took a shot on my hip from a warhammer), I showed her video on youtube and she didn't believe me. Next thing I know I'm explaining to the nice social worker that no my boyfriend doesn't beat me, well he does but only when we're both in armor and I'm trying to hit him back, and it really wasn't his fault I didn't block the shot to my hip fast enough and...

Yeah. Ends badly.

[Android Kaeli]

"It happened when I was fighting off the zombies. Please step through."

I'd so use this if any serious injury happened to me.

[rose_metal_nz]

It's nice that they're concerned for you tho... Better than turning a blind eye.

[manybellsdown]

I actually did walk face-first into a door once. Got a black eye and everything. I know, "I walked into a door" sounds like a terrible excuse. To be fair, it *was* kind of the Mr.'s fault - he'd left the shower door ajar and I went into the bathroom without turning on the light.

[hotelslave]

I am fairly clumsy and bruise easily. At my old job I had people convinced that my ex beat the $hit out of me. Lol

[Stryker One]

Uhm...

I actually did walk face-first into a door once. Got a black eye and everything. I know, "I walked into a door" sounds like a terrible excuse. To be fair, it *was* kind of the Mr.'s fault - he'd left the shower door ajar and I went into the bathroom without turning on the light.

Come on. That is in no way Mr.'s fault.

[Stryker One]

HEY!!!

The first rule of Fight Club is...

[kpzra]

I accidentally punched myself in the eye while tightening the alternator belt on our blazer before. It's lifted, so I was perched on/in the engine compartment, pry bar slipped, hit my eye and fell over backwards. It wasn't until I saw the blood dripping that I went to go look. The best part was, my husband was at work at the gold mine, which is 2000 miles away and fly in/out only. He laughed when he heard, and was glad he just has started his 2 weeks there so it was mostly gone when he got home.

[bainsidhe]

A good friend's SO walked head-first into a door while at work and split his brow wide open. Mind, this is the same SO that just had to use a pocket knife to cut open a box, slipped, and stabbed his thigh. Thank goodness they cleaned up the blood before rushing him to the hospital. I was their roomie and would've freaked to come home to an empty house with blood smeared across the floor.