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[fried_squash]

So, I'd think that my boss was trying to make me crazier than I already am, if I thought he were smart enough to pull something like that off on purpose. As it stands, my declining mental stability and the amusement it seems to give him as all been do to a series of 'happy accidents' it would seem. In the past two months he has completely gone off

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[frightened]

I was denied the chance to grab a better chair to, maybe, ease some of the discomfort I as having when I sat down, not because I don't have seniority (I've been working second shift longer than he has) but because 'it wouldn't be fair' if one person got a new chair and the others didn't

What? Is that legal? That's certainly not how "reasonable adjustments" work in the UK.

[fried_squash]

Since I'm not legally disabled it is. I'd have to file for disability to be recognized as such and I fought tooth and nail to keep from having to do so. As it stands they're simply arseholes.

[evieeros]

No! This isn't true. In the US there is sometimes a lot of confusion among disabled people about what "disabled" means in a social context, a physical context and a legal context. You DO NOT have to apply for disability benefits (aka ssi) to be considered disabled in terms of asking for and needing accommodation

[fried_squash]

Huh, that's good to know - thank you! My bosses are big on notes, when my foot turned into a rugby ball they made me get a note stating I couldn't (nevermind shouldn't) get a shoe over it when it was blindingly obvious to everyone who saw it.

That, trying to stay full time, is what I've been trying to do, and the only reason I'm leaving now is because I've finally finished my AA and want to devote the next year strictly to my studies. I keep trying to remind them that the only time I took off after the accident was the day it happened, and the day after because I was in PT and at school most of the day. I'll have to see about getting a note, as a back up, in case the writer's lab I'll be working in at school isn't as all that accommodating.

[evieeros]

Does your school have a health center? Usually if you are a full time student (even if you don't have their health insurance or any at all) you pay some sort of "service fee" or "health fee" that allows you to be covered at the student health center. It's worth giving them a call and asking if they can see you. Then maybe they could write the note? Just another thought.

*hugs* if wanted. I know have some idea how hard this can be.

[fried_squash]

I don't know about the health center, but I've already looked at their health insurance; Now I'm just waiting on my funding to go through, and the move to be done.

Hugs are appreciated. :)