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The way things are going for me, I might end up in this situation. I've been dealing with kidney failure the past few years. Came all unnoticed due to damage do
by pkaye 9y ago
The way things are going for me, I might end up in this situation. I've been dealing with kidney failure the past few years. Came all unnoticed due to damage done by an autoimmune disease.
I used to have a greater engineering career back then running multiple successful projects, leading teams, doing technical work. I still continue to work of course but now have to focus on other priorities. Most people at work don't know it but I'm on PD dialysis every day of the week. 8 hours during sleep and 4 hours in the evening. The first thing I do when I return form work. Most people wouldn't even realize it except maybe a little "flab" in the belly due to pumping 8L of dialysis fluid through it every night.
These days I have to focus on maintaining health insurance through job stability expecially with the GOP trying to kill the ACA. The most important factor to a job right now is flexibility and travel time. I can't really travel for business trips these days due to treatment schedules.
I've been fairly lucky up to now because I know my employers for a long time and they have been flexible but I wonder how I will manage to get an accommodating job in the future. I have a friend you recently joined Google. I don't think I could ever join a high profile company in my present situation. The job pressure and treatment schedules don't mesh well.
- hkmurakami 9y agoKnowing Google's culture, if you have a serious medical condition like this, you can absolutely be moved to a lower pressure, longer project timeline sort of team. Hell I have a friend who got moved to a lower pressure team at JP Morgan IBD of all places, when she got ill. If they get rid of you because you "can't be in a team with time pressure", then they're opening themselves up to a massive lawsuit, which they will never risk. And obviously asking you about your medical condition during the interview process is illegal. I would encourage you to look at Google if it's a place you'd be interested in joining. Get the offer. Sign the contract. Start work. Get moved.