I have worked for USPS for 2 years now. The last year I have been a Lead Mail Processing Clerk on automation. I was placed into this position, I did not ask for it.
I have felt great with my medication and have had no flares or new symptoms for 3 years, I was averaging a flare a year before I found my new Dr and the medication I have been on.
This year at work being a Lead has been very stressful. It is a constant battle at work. Every night I have people arguing with me, arguing with each other challenging me, yelling at me, intentionally trying to sabotage me, defying me, bullying me. There are just a few employees that act as if they are still in grade school.
I have recently been feeling poorly again and have been having problems with my legs not wanting to work correctly,spasticity has been horrible, numbness, tingling, severe fatigue and weakness, just about every symptom I have ever had has been hitting me again now. I feel as though I am about to go into a flare any day now.
I have also been struggling with Tachycardia for the last year and we are trying to find a med now to regulate my heart beat.
I believe this has all been brought on by the stress I now endure at work every single night. There have been nights at work that the defiance and bullying have been so severe that I need to find a place alone and just cry. Management will not do anything about it. I have spoken to my manager several times about it and all he ever says is I will talk to them or her or him or look into it. He then lets it fall to the wayside and forgets about any of it.
I love everything else about my job, I just despise the "LEAD" part of it as this is why I have to endure the abuse.
I am wondering if this is enough to ask for a job modification as a reasonable accommodation. I simply want the Lead taken off of my title. We do have another lead that does the job most nights. I only do it 2 nights a week unless the other lead in gone from work. It would also save the post office money in the long run and there are other clerks that are qualified to take over the lead aspect of the job.
I do not want to leave my job as I've wanted to work for the PO since I was young and as I said I love every other aspect of my job, but NO JOB is ever worth getting sick over.
Thank you,
Valerie
I have felt great with my medication and have had no flares or new symptoms for 3 years, I was averaging a flare a year before I found my new Dr and the medication I have been on.
This year at work being a Lead has been very stressful. It is a constant battle at work. Every night I have people arguing with me, arguing with each other challenging me, yelling at me, intentionally trying to sabotage me, defying me, bullying me. There are just a few employees that act as if they are still in grade school.
I have recently been feeling poorly again and have been having problems with my legs not wanting to work correctly,spasticity has been horrible, numbness, tingling, severe fatigue and weakness, just about every symptom I have ever had has been hitting me again now. I feel as though I am about to go into a flare any day now.
I have also been struggling with Tachycardia for the last year and we are trying to find a med now to regulate my heart beat.
I believe this has all been brought on by the stress I now endure at work every single night. There have been nights at work that the defiance and bullying have been so severe that I need to find a place alone and just cry. Management will not do anything about it. I have spoken to my manager several times about it and all he ever says is I will talk to them or her or him or look into it. He then lets it fall to the wayside and forgets about any of it.
I love everything else about my job, I just despise the "LEAD" part of it as this is why I have to endure the abuse.
I am wondering if this is enough to ask for a job modification as a reasonable accommodation. I simply want the Lead taken off of my title. We do have another lead that does the job most nights. I only do it 2 nights a week unless the other lead in gone from work. It would also save the post office money in the long run and there are other clerks that are qualified to take over the lead aspect of the job.
I do not want to leave my job as I've wanted to work for the PO since I was young and as I said I love every other aspect of my job, but NO JOB is ever worth getting sick over.
Thank you,
Valerie
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