I Am Needing Assistance!!! Has Anyone Dealt With Schedule Adjustments At Their Jobs?

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For YEARS I have struggled to make it to work on time... things have progressed and worsened.  Last year my Boss decided that he would "compromise" and I was allowed to be late and not get reprimanded if I did not make up my time.  Fast forward to Jan/Feb he pulled me in his office and told me that the agreement still stood but that I was allowed to make up my time.  Within a 1-2 weeks I was pulled back in his office and that compromise complete wiped off the table.  I am not allowed to be late anymore at all and if I am I will be reprimanded.  I had previously discussed with HR about my options as I just received a diagnosis in July of 2023 and was having major issues/flares as we were trying treatments. She had mentioned ADA compliance but as my Boss was working with me she said if that became and issue I could get a doctors note and pursue that. Well with the complete removal of the compromise I went straight to my doctor and got a doctors note requesting my schedule be changed from 8-5 with an hr lunch to 9-5:30 with a half hour lunch.  I honestly thought that would just be put in place and things would settle alleviating that as a HUGE stressor in my life.  Well their response was "Their business hours are 8-5 with an hr lunch and I needed to work with my doctor to figure out a treatment so I can work those hours because they need me here at 8am.  I had previously called the labor board before obtaining the doctors note just so I had an understanding of how that all would/should work. I am at a loss of what to do here... In our Sales Department my direct co-workers work 8-5 but in other areas of our Business/the direct building Parts/Service/Management have people who HAVE to work 8:30 to 5:30 as our doors stay open to the public for access to our parts department.  We have 2nd shit service technicians and warehouse workers that have to stay past 5:30 on the daily. They hire people with differing start times to accommodate that need for a person to stay till 5:30 or later. Has anyone dealt with anything like this with their job? Do you have any advice or information that would help me through this process... I'm never on time... doesn't matter what it is... if it is the first thing I am doing in the morning.

A MySpondylitisTeam Member · Accepted Answer

@A MySpondylitisTeam Member that sounds like your company doesn't want to accommodate you at all, you could get ahold of the ADA and see if they have any ideas. I don't see how they can't adjust your hours to 8:30am to 5pm with a half hour break?

A MySpondylitisTeam Member · Answer

Yeah I was NOT expecting that response from previous conversations AT ALL so a bit blind sided by this… just not sure where to go for resources and what not so thought I’d ask here to see if anyone had any input/experience or information that I could pursue.

A MySpondylitisTeam Member · Answer

This!! Exactly how I feel!! I went from Management to this job BECAUSE it’s not demanding in a sense that someone has to pick up my slack when I’m absent… my work is my work and I still manage to do it I just am needing to come in an hr later to let my body adjust before I get to work… making it at 8 like they asked but I’m currently in the bathroom NOT DOING MY JOB because it was/is just to much for my body to handle in such a short period of time in the am… I have to take breaks while getting ready… and I am supposed to do exercises in the am to lessen the fusion or atleast if fusion occurs it isn’t in an off position… I guess as long as I’m in the building 8-5 whether I can do my actual job or not doesn’t matter… but it will LOL soon it will be you take to many breaks or you were in the bathroom to long… I just wanna work lol and I CAN do/handle the work load with adjustments that would allow my body time in the am I was only asking to come in @ 9 instead of 8 and not take a lunch or only a half hr lunch… 🤦🏼‍♀️

A MySpondylitisTeam Member · Answer

The FMLA being “offered” is unpaid time off for a period to get treatment in place so I can make it to work @ 8am… that is the ONLY option I was given after submitting my doctors note.

A MySpondylitisTeam Member · Answer

Do you have FMLA at work? You need to have your doctor fill out the paperwork which will put you in for an accommodation and help save your job. However you still have to follow policy rules.

A MySpondylitisTeam Member · Answer

To be clear my work responded saying their business hours are 8-5. I need to be there @ 8am. I have no option even thru FMLA for a schedule modification.

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