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That sounds like an absolute nightmare. Is your management chain aware that you are diagnosed with ADHD? Staying off Slack should be considered a very reasonab

That sounds like an absolute nightmare. Is your management chain aware that you are diagnosed with ADHD? Staying off Slack should be considered a very reasonable accommodation for your condition. Perhaps go ahead and do it, but also tell them why, and how it will improve your productivity. Alternatively maybe it's time to look for a different job with a more appropriate working environment, one that doesn't lead to such stress. How have you found previous jobs, in terms of being able to focus?

throwaway91021 4y ago
> Is your management chain aware that you are diagnosed with ADHD No, and I don't think it will help, to be honest. They will just start paying even more attention to my work and decide it's not worth it.
- toomuchtodo 4y ago
  If you’re in the US, I would request a formal reasonable accommodation from HR with your medical evidence. This establishes a paper trail in the event they attempt to terminate you due to your medical condition. My recommendation would be to codify the expectations around response time and Slack interactions in writing as the accommodation. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas/employers/accommodations https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas/employers/ac... https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/fact-sheet-disability-discrimination https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/fact-sheet-disability-dis...
  - nashashmi 4y ago
    I would never do that. You get marked as someone who requires special accommodation. Adhd is one of those things that only come up every now and then.
    - fragmede 4y ago
      Yes, but then you get special accommodation. Accommodations that, y'know, help you manage and deal with getting your work done.
      - nashashmi 4y ago
        I don’t think they would know how to do that.
  - krageon 4y ago
    Once you need to start worrying about paper trails, your life within the corporation will have become an utter nightmare. Sharing medical information with your employer should be an absolute last resort, which isn't where OP appears to find themselves (given that muting notifications and checking it every once in a while is on the table).
    - toomuchtodo 4y ago
      It sounds like OPs life is already an utter nightmare there. Can only go up after getting some relief. > I can't concentrate at all. It's not like it's annoying, I simply cannot work. I have been spending 10x more energy since I started to just keep above the water but now, after 10 months, I'm simply drowning and my tickets are all piling up. How depressing to think one shouldn't ask their employer for an accommodation for a legitimate medical condition after almost a year of suffering 8+ hours a day. More empathy please.
    - Eleison23 4y ago
  - fsociety 4y ago
    Honest question, does this actually help? I avoid disclosing my ADHD now because others at work have either started to treat me like a drug addict, tried to help but have a ton of misconceptions about ADHD, or started to treat me like a child. The only positive responses have been from people who have it. But it doesn’t help for workplace accommodations.

throwaway91021 4y ago

> Is your management chain aware that you are diagnosed with ADHD No, and I don't think it will help, to be honest. They will just start paying even more attention to my work and decide it's not worth it.

toomuchtodo 4y ago
If you’re in the US, I would request a formal reasonable accommodation from HR with your medical evidence. This establishes a paper trail in the event they attempt to terminate you due to your medical condition. My recommendation would be to codify the expectations around response time and Slack interactions in writing as the accommodation. https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas/employers/accommodations https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/program-areas/employers/ac... https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/fact-sheet-disability-discrimination https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/fact-sheet-disability-dis...
- nashashmi 4y ago
  I would never do that. You get marked as someone who requires special accommodation. Adhd is one of those things that only come up every now and then.
  - fragmede 4y ago
    Yes, but then you get special accommodation. Accommodations that, y'know, help you manage and deal with getting your work done.
    - nashashmi 4y ago
      I don’t think they would know how to do that.
- krageon 4y ago
  Once you need to start worrying about paper trails, your life within the corporation will have become an utter nightmare. Sharing medical information with your employer should be an absolute last resort, which isn't where OP appears to find themselves (given that muting notifications and checking it every once in a while is on the table).
  - toomuchtodo 4y ago
    It sounds like OPs life is already an utter nightmare there. Can only go up after getting some relief. > I can't concentrate at all. It's not like it's annoying, I simply cannot work. I have been spending 10x more energy since I started to just keep above the water but now, after 10 months, I'm simply drowning and my tickets are all piling up. How depressing to think one shouldn't ask their employer for an accommodation for a legitimate medical condition after almost a year of suffering 8+ hours a day. More empathy please.
  - Eleison23 4y ago
- fsociety 4y ago
  Honest question, does this actually help? I avoid disclosing my ADHD now because others at work have either started to treat me like a drug addict, tried to help but have a ton of misconceptions about ADHD, or started to treat me like a child. The only positive responses have been from people who have it. But it doesn’t help for workplace accommodations.