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That isn't quite how it works - you don't ask your manager what accommodations are available, your doctor writes it out and send the formal documentation in a l
by codingdave 2y ago
That isn't quite how it works - you don't ask your manager what accommodations are available, your doctor writes it out and send the formal documentation in a letter. If they refuse to give you the needed accommodations, contact an attorney. And you absolutely tell HR so that you avoid exactly what you are describing, of it becoming an informal thing that one manager has negotiated with you. HR should be helpful because this protects the company as much as yourself because there is a formal agreement in place of how to work with a disability.
If you can't do the job, disability compensation comes in two forms - SSI, which is granted if you can not hold any job (after tons of paperwork), and disability insurance, which may or may not exist depending on your benefits package. Both are a hassle and not easy to get, but again, contact an attorney. Just submitting forms and saying, "gimme my money" won't work, almost everyone needs assistance to drive those processes.
Actually, that is really the answer overall - contact an attorney. They'll give you better answers than I will anyway because despite my own struggles, I'm still just a rando guy on the internet, not an expert.
- giantg2 2y ago"you don't ask your manager what accommodations are available," "And you absolutely tell HR so that you avoid exactly what you are describing, of it becoming an informal thing that one manager has negotiated with you." I didn't ask. I provided the document from the medical provider to HR. HR is the one who said to talk to my manager about accommodations because HR only handles stuff like "providing extra breaks or ergonomic equiptment". "If you can't do the job, disability compensation comes in two forms - SSI, which is granted if you can not hold any job (after tons of paperwork), and disability insurance, which may or may not exist depending on your benefits package." SSDI doesn't cover most autism. The disability insurance is only all short-term. Even "long-term" disability insurance typically ends (or can be terminated by your employer) after 1 year if you're not able to return. I don't really want to contact an attorney, but if they put me on a PIP I guess I will then.