My Employer FORGOT About my Accommodation
THAT THEY REQUESTED!
I am one of a 3 person HR team at a company that provides disability services, so you'd think they'd have this in the bag 🫠
I was diagnosed with iih back in February. I'm on 2000mg of diamox a day and the symptoms of the iih, plus the side effects of the Diamox are killing me. I'm so tired, I have headaches all the time, my cognitive function blows, and I am still actively losing my vision. I'm waiting for my MRV/ MRI followup on Thursday to discuss surgical options.
My Employer requested documentation from my neurologist about any accommodations I might need, since I mentioned I've been experiencing cognitive dysfunction and have been forgetful/ spacey.
My doctor filled it out and is requesting 10-15 hours a week of remote work to be available to me, if I need it. I've just been suffering through it all while I wait for paid intermittent leave and the accommodations to kick in.
My supervisor (HR Manager) had a rare in office day today and my coworker and I thought we were going to discuss the accommodations and they'd be implemented. Well, the end of the day rolls around, so I decide to check in with her since I hadn't heard anything. Turns out she forgot about the paperwork all together and hasn't reviewed it. Apparently they need to review it, and approve it before I can start utilizing that accommodation. And who knows how long that will take 🥺 I've been holding out for today thinking I was going to finally get a break and some flexibility, and then this happens.
I had a breakdown in my car after work. I don't understand how people function like this.
This on top of having to work with a shitty, dismissive, mysoginistic neuro-opthamologist has been a nightmare 😭
Just needed to vent to people who might understand