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Originally Posted by JediSkipdogg  Well, 5 jobs later of telling my employee I have never had any problems or been terminated from a job. They have all respected it and assisted me anytime I needed something. And all 5 of these jobs have been ones that have not had set lunch periods but they have allowed me to eat when I needed to and take more than one lunch break if required.
The other disadvantage of not telling is you can't scream ADA (which I hate people doing anyways) when they won't give you extra time for a medical problem.
Here's an example. Say you are an employee that is on time every day for 3 years. One day you wake up running 20 and know you have to wait a bit before you should drive. However, this is going toput you late to work. At least every one I have dealt with would be more than happen to give an additional 15-30 minutes arriving late if I told them it was for my diabetes. If I just called and said I needed to be late without a good reason then I could expect a write-up when I got to work.
Maybe I've just worked with great employers in my 10 years of jobs. I'm also an employer of about 5 people for video work and have allowed slippage now and then with great reason for people being straightforward to me. |
I think you are indeed fortunate, Jed. I've been an independent contractor most of my 30+ year work life, but I've heard of many attempts at discrimination in my health care advocacy work (I'm now consulting for a group that provides services and advocates for people with disabilities).
I think everyone individually has to decide what their needs for help/security/support are. I'd be more inclined to tell trustworthy, friendly coworkers, esp if there are ones in the same location, than I would a supervisor or employer. Per your example: If your employer has a strict lateness policy, and you tend to have early morning problems, then that is the sort of "reasonable accommodation" that ADA should cover. It's wonderful that your employer is supportive, but for those who are new to a job or less secure, then they can say they need a reasonable accommodation to occasionally be late.
As for "screaming ADA": I hope you're then never in a position to need it.
