So I work for Schneider. Recently they forced me to have a sleep study done and I was told I have sleep apnea. The doc have gave me a machine and told me Schneider would be watching/monitoring how much I use it, how often I sleep, how much I sleep, ECT ECT.
This feels like such a drastic violation of privacy. They shouldn't be allowed to essentially "watch" me sleep. It feels like this should be illegal.
Ive only had it for a couple days and didn't use it over the weekend so today I got a call from one of the people watching me and saying "hey, we noticed you haven't been using your machine" and I'm like yeah! That's exactly why.
They shut me down and won't let me run until I use it tonight.
Now honestly, it's not about having sleep apnea, it's not about needing that machine. If it was my own choice I would use it with no fuss because I'm adult and I do adult things.
But that's not the case and I am not okay with this. Is this what every company is like? Literally watching every single second of your day down to the minutes you sleep? Violating your medical and personal privacy like this under the guise of being "safety first"?
Or are there actually company's out there who treat you like a responsible adult that can take care of your own medical needs?
I just cant stay with a company like this.
Sleep apnea - watching me sleep
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by TruckyMcTruckface, May 16, 2017.
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Some companies don't even check for sleep apnea. If your medical card still has a few months left on it, some companies don't even require a new physical. They just check your blood pressure, drug test, and hit the road.
Where is your home location; state and nearest city? Maybe someone on here knows of some decent companies to check. -
Can it be used while driving? I mean it must log so many hours a day of being used, why not use it while awake, or would they know that?
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I'd advise that you either just use it every day or go find another job. I certainly wouldn't want some company monitoring me like I'm on parole even when I'm not working...
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I'm closest to phx az. I was thinking of going to interstate or marten but I don't want to deal with this #### all over again.
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