#MentalHealth #WorkplaceChallenges #SchizoaffectiveBipolar
Hey everyone, I need some advice on a situation that just happened to me at work. 🤔 I have schizoaffective bipolar and recently had a negative reaction to my medication, causing my supervisor to reevaluate my ability to do my job. On Monday, I was told I could return to work next week, but today they changed their minds and now I have to go back to my old facility and shift that I strongly disliked. 😞
I’m feeling lost and unsure of what to do next. Have any of you experienced something similar? How did you handle it? Here are a few thoughts I have for possible solutions:
– Request a meeting with HR to discuss the sudden change
– Keep a log of your experiences and interactions for future reference
– Consider reaching out to a mental health professional for support and guidance
I would love to hear your insights and advice on this matter. Let’s support each other through these challenging times! 💪🏼 #SupportEachOther #MentalHealthMatters
You have permission to lie to your employer and your coworkers. There is no rule against lying, especially in self defense. It’s how everyone else operates.
There are other jobs. There are other opportunities.
Take care of yourself first. Blend in. Try to appear normal.
Find a safe space.
I hope you find a better situation for yourself.
I just quit on the spot today for a similiar situation. I don’t have schizoaffective bipolar but I do have severe anxiety and ADHD. I started a new job six weeks ago and there is ALWAYS an adjustment period for me. I get overwhelmed at first but I try my very very best to not show it. I’m still cordial and do my job, but if someone is really really observing me they might notice I seem anxious or not in a bubbly mood. This has not been the first employer to act like they own my whole mind. Last week I was grieving my dad who passed. I came in with puffy eyes and my coworker took this personally and pecked at me all day. She then told my manager I’m not a happy person, she wants to work with someone who is happy to see her etc. When I tried to get support from my manager she abso berated me. I literally hung up on her on teams and left. We show up and we do a job. These people don’t fucking own us. It’s not our responsibility to constantly act like we are so fucking happy and blessed to be in their presence. You are ALLOWED TO LOOK BORED. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO HAVE A BAD REACTION TO A MEDICATION CHANGE. It is crazy these employers get mad at us for simply existing. You’re not a robot. Fuck them. You’re doing amazing especially given what you’ve shared. Mental health meds can be a bitch to go on and off of. We all have health issues at some point one way or another.
That being said, I wouldn’t tell them about your mental health. I’d be more vague. Not at all because you should be ashamed, but because these employers are fucking heartless and I don’t want you to get hurt.
I’m not a lawyer but I believe this is against the American w/disabilities Act (ADA).
You have a disability. They cannot do that. Look up ADA laws.
IANAL when you told your trainer (who was supervising you at the time and then subsequently told your boss, who probably informed HR based on the fact that you got paid leave) about the issues you were having with your medication, it may technically be considered a request for reasonable accommodation, as (I presume) you were asking your trainer to disregard behaviors and mannerism (that I guess they found unsavory) for the time being. If your company’s HR was aware (again they likely would have been), and if they denied such a request without going through the appropriate accommodation review process and providing sufficient evidence as to why the accommodation would significantly harm operations, they may have broken the law and violated your rights.
It may be worth consulting with an attorney about this.
Your job may be the reason for your health issues. I changed careers to an amazing new job and my chronic health issues mostly just disappeared. This could be a sign.