Im being investigated for time theft and idk what to do. I was coached back in January for being distracted and talking too much (distracted yes, talking to customers too much?? Im getting in trouble for talking to customers??)
The distraction comes from my ADHD, which I have been diagnosed twice with, once in elementary school, and once again when i got my meds prescribed. At the time of the first coaching, I was about 2 or 3 days away from getting my doctor to prescribe me meds to aid my productivity and ability to focus.
I asked the coach and store lead for patience with me while I get it all sorted and asked for feedback from them, and my team lead, on how I've improved and where I can do better. (Feedback was also never received) It has now been 3 months since then. On Wednesday (April 29th '26) I was pulled back and coached again for time theft and the coach was escalating it to ethics, saying i could be forced to repay or even be fired, saying that i was stealing "Two hours a week, but thats being generous" because i was supposedly taking too long on my breaks and daydreaming out on the floor and asked me to write a statement saying I was stealing time.
The BIGGEST symptom of my ADHD is time blindness, where 10 minutes feels like 30 seconds and sometimes 5 minutes feels like an hour. I have suffered with this since i was a child and have report cards with comments to prove it. I stated this back during my first coaching, and have been trying to go through all of the proper channels to get tested for any other disorders so that I can get a reasonable accommodation sent in all in one shot, as I do not currently have one.
Disclaimer: I had NO idea the first diagnosis existed at all until very recently (like, this week recently) so the diagnosis at the start of this year is the only one I was aware of. I am also in the process of getting a therapist and a psychiatrist to go about testing for other disorders, which is why I never put in a reasonable accommodation, I never had the medical reasons to submit one until these recent few weeks when my doctor actually referred me to my psychologist/therapist just this past Monday
When I wrote this statement, I didn't admit to stealing time, my statement iterated that I struggle with time management/time blindness and apologized for anyone I might have upset or offended while trying to heal and do better and "be an associate that walmart can be proud of" as I worded it
The coach that coached me both times is notorious for targeting the "weaker" and easier associates. Im also pretty positive she doesn't like me. She's also not my coach. My OWN coach had no idea this was taking place and was shocked It was even happening.
ADHD is a mental disorder and a disability by definition, I also believe myself to have Autism and some form of OCD, all of which are protected by the ADA. Im terrified im going to be forced to pay them back or fired for a symptom of a disorder completely out of my control.
I plan to try and talk to my store manager tomorrow morning (Friday) but i dont even know what to say to him.
Im probably missing details but any feedback would be helpful, anyone to tell me what to do or what to expect to come of this because I'm nearly sick anxious and I'm terrified to lose my Healthcare and benefits and I really really love my job and the people I work with mean a lot to me but it's just this one coach that seems to want to see me crash and burn
Never once was I asked if there was anything they could do to help (which I'm pretty sure is something they have to do by policy when mental health is even mentioned) it went from one coaching where i was, in short words, told to pull my head out of my ass and stop talking to people, to being told I'll be fired for stealing time.
Im absolutely terrified