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Yesterday I was doing some wood working before heading to work and I ended up with a bothersome splinter on my index finger, which really was really bothersome for me. So I ended up taking a TB syringe to dig out the splinter in the staff bathroom, and then disposed of the TB syringe in the sharps container. My nurse manager confronted me on why I went to the work bathroom with a needle. They basically said they watched me on camera going inside the bathroom with a needle. They then asked me if I needed help with drugs and addiction. Which I was at a loss for, and I felt very insulted. I explained to them that I had a splinter in my finger that I removed with the needle. I even told them to immediately drug test and get HR involved if they suspected me of doing drugs. What should I do? What should I expect moving forward? I feel like now my reputation is tarnished and they will gossip about me doing drugs. I feel ashamed that my employer would assume this. I feel embarrassed to even go to work knowing that I’m being judged for something I’m not.