[JediSkipdogg]

I'm glad we can agree/disagree on this subject in a calm manner. With that said...

Originally Posted by pegasus

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.

In my honest opinion then that person should not be applying for that job. Now, the difference would be if say one worked 9-5 all the time and then switched to shift work. I could understand that certain accomadations may need to be made then....however...the problem comes in how will your other co-workers then respect you? If you say get stuck on 3rd shift (generally 11-7) but you have to take your meds and eat at 6 am and you want off work at 6 am all the time, that is not a reasonable accomadation. Your other employees may not respect that either and keep in mind that your fellow employees are what generally determines how enjoyable a job is.

But if they have always worked say 9-5 and are applying at a new job that is 9-5, then that new job in my honest opinion, should not make any accomadations for the employee to "occasionally" be late. If the employee can't work the hours, then they should look at a job that starts at 10 instead of 9 or bring up starting an hour late in the interview, of course, at this point, they would need to tell of the diabetes (which you and I will disagree on if it should be brought up.) If that job won't accomadate, then there are about a billion other companies out there that may.

Originally Posted by pegasus

As for "screaming ADA": I hope you're then never in a position to need it.

I have huge issues with the entire ADA thing to begin with and it's very evident on this forum. In case A people want the ADA to give them special accomadations but then in case B people want to be treated like everyone else.

Look at driver's licenses...most on here will agree that it's no business of the BMV that they are diabetic however they are the same ones that want to time to test and eat at work. I'll bet you that those people will not pull over to the side of the road every 1 hour of driving to test.