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Thanks for bringing that question up. This is what I think you should do if it happens. I think when someone develops such disability, we really should offer th

by xijuan 14y ago

Thanks for bringing that question up. This is what I think you should do if it happens. I think when someone develops such disability, we really should offer them support instead of stigmatization and neglect. You should definitely talk about the issue openly with the employee about he/she thinks he/she can still do and what the doctor thinks is the best for him/her. Mental disorder is almost always triggered by stress; therefore, I believe lowering stress would definitely help. Some disorders (i.e., major depression) are episodic and short-termed. If the person receives enough support and treatment, his/her conditions can improve quickly. I think depending on how fast the person is able to recover, you can then consider about lower salary and position. It is very nice that you brought the problem up. I think how you treat your employees in such situations will really show how much your company value your employees and treat them with respect and care.

orionblastar 14y ago
In my case each cycle lasts for about two weeks and usually a bad cycle is caused by stress, ect. Sometimes it is a chemical imbalance as well. But I have normal cycles as well from time to time. What could help is determining the mental cycle and then cross training the employee for different work in the office and during a bad cycle change them to low stress work, and during a normal cycle back to regular work and having other employees work on projects with them that can take over due to a bad cycle and then give control back once that cycle ends. Also educating the coworkers and employees not to treat the employee bad during the bad cycles and avoid stressing them out. Some things they could do instead of programming: Documentation of software and requirements. Quantity Assurance testing of software. Database design and maintenance. Doing research into new technology and beta testing products and filing reports on them. Monitoring print queues and servers for potential problems and reading log files for errors and crashes and reporting on them.

by xijuan 14y ago

orionblastar 14y ago

In my case each cycle lasts for about two weeks and usually a bad cycle is caused by stress, ect. Sometimes it is a chemical imbalance as well. But I have normal cycles as well from time to time. What could help is determining the mental cycle and then cross training the employee for different work in the office and during a bad cycle change them to low stress work, and during a normal cycle back to regular work and having other employees work on projects with them that can take over due to a bad cycle and then give control back once that cycle ends. Also educating the coworkers and employees not to treat the employee bad during the bad cycles and avoid stressing them out. Some things they could do instead of programming: Documentation of software and requirements. Quantity Assurance testing of software. Database design and maintenance. Doing research into new technology and beta testing products and filing reports on them. Monitoring print queues and servers for potential problems and reading log files for errors and crashes and reporting on them.