I had apparently had some considerable delusions when thinking I would not have problems with my dx and my employer. Now I'm not sure what I need to do to have the few accomodations I need granted.
I work for a very large company. I have been part of management for the past two years. Despite the size of the company as a whole, the individual branches tend to develop a family-like atmosphere.
We are open for business 24 hours, 7 days a week. As one of the youngest management team members, I have often been given third shifts and swing shifts to work, which after becoming used to, I never complained about. There is, it seems, an unusually high percentage of serious health problems amongst the management teams in each branch, but I'm not sure that anyone other than myself has given that much thought.
My manager is aware of my dx, as is the rest of my team, and a number of the employees that I am closer to. At my last visit with the neuroopthamologist, I was told I needed to get onto a regular shift. No third shifts, no swing shifts. I understand the reasoning for this - swing shifts are stress on the body and brain (sleep deprivation, lots of it), third shifters don't get a lot of sunlight and vitamin D, and the need to be able to keep a regular schedule for my DMDs. I asked for an offical medical notice that I could provide for my work stating this, and although the resident working with the neuroopthamologist acted like I was being ridiculous, she finally wrote one. I was unable to see my manager for a week, as the manager was on vacation, but provided the note as soon as she returned. I also made two photocopies of it.
The manager told me it was no problem and was fine, and that it was something I needed medically for my health. We discussed what shift I would take and I was told it would be taken care of that day. I then went home, and had that night off. I worked third shift the next night.
To my suprise, there was a new work schedule posted. And although I had a few of the correct work hours, I had two third shifts as well - swing shifts, and third shifts, as I should not have. I was angry and frustrated. The manager was not in the next morning, because she has some medical procedures and tests she needed done. She will not be in until next week. I sent her a txt message asking about the schedule, and mentioning that I really don't think I can put off the injections for another month. What I recieved:
" well put (jane) in your place for that one and next week i need more info questions the district mgr asked me and i didn't know yesterday but we will have (jane) work those hours"
I'm not happy about putting (jane) in my place for those two shifts, because I will be short on hours if I do that. I'm not sure she was suggesting that I could take jane's place during the day, it sounded more like just giving up those hours. And for information - what more information could they need? What more information can they LEGALLY ask for? I am so angry, so upset, so frustrated. I sent a txt saying i'd see what i could work out, and asked what info was needed, but I didn't get an answer. To be honest, I'd like the answer in writing, but really I just want to get an answer and get my schedule straightened out. I don't want to mess around waiting to start my meds.