You got injured on the job and are off work recuperating. While you are still suffering pain and other symptoms, you are also starting to get bored. For many people, boredom is a trigger to pick up their phones and post on social media.
Below are a few reasons why that might not be a good thing.
Social media is rarely real life
By the time some people get through using filters and editing platforms on the photos they post to their Instagram or other social media accounts, they don’t even look like the original poster. But even when no filters are used in your posts, viewers have no clue that the post arose from your 50th attempt to capture the shot and cost you a day of bed rest to accomplish.
That very misinterpretation is all the reason you need to cut back on the posts you make while awaiting or using your workers’ compensation benefits. They say that a picture is worth a thousand words, and that shot of you holding up a prize-winning muskie while recovering from a work-related injury could wind up costing you your case for workers’ comp benefits.
What if you don’t post any pictures?
All online activities are subject to review if your workers’ compensation case is challenged. Even just posting seemingly innocuous remarks to friends’ pages can belie claims of being too incapacitated to return to work.
There are plenty of other downtime activities in which you can engage while your workers’ comp claim is pending or ongoing. Also, learning more about the Ohio laws that govern the workers’ compensation program is a prudent move.