I'm working a temporary role. This is my 2nd year working this temporary role, I was invited to reapply and was hired again. It's a long season role. There are multiple shifts available and I was assigned to end my day at 8:00pm. Last year, my day ended at 7:00pm. The earliest shift ends at 3:00pm. I'm the 2nd wave of employee rehires, there will probably be 10 waves. I'm starting very early in the season.
I want to request an earlier shift as an accommodation so I can make doctors visits/doctors office hours and ask if I can end my day as late as 4pm. All my doctors offices close at 5pm and will let me come in at 4:45pm even or have telehealth.
Last year I used all of my sick and vacation time and still used 3 additional days. I tried to go to the doctor before my shift but that's when I would run into being way later than expected or even just need to be absent. Even with an appointment, if someone comes in worse than me, they get seen first. I missed so much time because I couldn't manage my symptoms because my appointments were so far apart.
My goal is to avoid needing absences. There are individual and group metrics so when I'm absent, I can bring down my own and group metrics which sucks. This doesn't include all of the calls that goes into managing my care. I've tried to make calls during my lunch for example to my insurance but I either have to hang up before we're done or be late from lunch. It's super tempting to be late from lunch if it means an approved appointment and possible relief.
I'm very afraid to put myself on HR radar and get fired if they think this means I can't do my job. 8pm just makes it so much harder for me if I flare. I can't predict if I will or won't and want to be on top of it. I like this company and want to pivot into working with the degree I will be getting soon so I don't want to burn bridges.
Is this in reasonable accommodation territory?
Edit: currently flaring and have been for a month so its not so much if I will flare its how much. I got diagnosed in November so im getting there in terms of managing my condition but don't know how much longer.