I was dx in '05. I didn't hide it from my boss and he was accommodating whenever he could be. I was given a bigger monitor after ON. I had a couch from someone elses office moved into mine when they left so I could rest when I needed. When my heat intolerance became so bad I had to move, he let me telecommute and didn't require my presence in the office (3 hrs away). But he died a little over 2 years ago and we have new leadership. This person has worked at this company about 4 months longer than me and knows the history.
An attorney was brought in to oversee HR over a year ago and has slowly been moving through all positions to clean up job descriptions and analyze where improvements could be made. My position is next now. We had a meeting last week. Basically, my position is to be analyzed as to whether it can/should be done in a telecommuting role. And the attorney mentioned they would probably need a statement from my treating physician regarding my abilities/limitations.
My heat intolerance causes problems at 70 degrees. The attorney made the comment about the office being air conditioned. HA! Like that's all that matters! She should've been around an hour after the meeting was over. The conference room was warm and we were there for about 90 minutes. Then I spent 10 minutes in the HOT lunch room to scarf down some food. I get back to my work area and then it hits me. I felt like I was going to pass out. That was Thursday and I'm still suffering the consequences.
So know I fear for my job, and my financial future. They will be creating a job description (my position has evolved over the almost 20 years I've been there), determining if I can fulfill those duties and if its possible to be done remotely. And then to determine if they are giving me reasonable accommodation or going above reasonable accommodation.... They might demand that I be in the office more often than the 1-2 days/mo now.
My mom lives in that town, so its not a big deal going there. But the stress of being in the office environment and subject to the temps in that area are more than I can deal with. My position is salaried and I work a lot of hours as it is. I'm worried about the effects of going in more often.
An attorney was brought in to oversee HR over a year ago and has slowly been moving through all positions to clean up job descriptions and analyze where improvements could be made. My position is next now. We had a meeting last week. Basically, my position is to be analyzed as to whether it can/should be done in a telecommuting role. And the attorney mentioned they would probably need a statement from my treating physician regarding my abilities/limitations.
My heat intolerance causes problems at 70 degrees. The attorney made the comment about the office being air conditioned. HA! Like that's all that matters! She should've been around an hour after the meeting was over. The conference room was warm and we were there for about 90 minutes. Then I spent 10 minutes in the HOT lunch room to scarf down some food. I get back to my work area and then it hits me. I felt like I was going to pass out. That was Thursday and I'm still suffering the consequences.
So know I fear for my job, and my financial future. They will be creating a job description (my position has evolved over the almost 20 years I've been there), determining if I can fulfill those duties and if its possible to be done remotely. And then to determine if they are giving me reasonable accommodation or going above reasonable accommodation.... They might demand that I be in the office more often than the 1-2 days/mo now.
My mom lives in that town, so its not a big deal going there. But the stress of being in the office environment and subject to the temps in that area are more than I can deal with. My position is salaried and I work a lot of hours as it is. I'm worried about the effects of going in more often.
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