Eeyoreisntsad
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Jun 17, 2017
(Long time poster using alias for obvious reasons....)
Six months ago I had a serious accident that led to four months of recuperation at home (mostly recliner bound). Although I've been slightly more mobile since Easter, complete recovery could take up to a year. I have balance, strength, pain, and endurance issues that I do not allow to affect my job performance.
I interviewed for a professional position in my field in mid April. I was completely honest with the interview committee and then with my boss's boss when offered the job. We can call him "D". He was extremely sympathetic and gave me extra healing time, with my start date this past Monday.
All week my new boss "A" asked me questions about my physical condition that made me extremely uncomfortable, such as, "Before this happened how active and fit were you", "How soon aren't you going to need to use that cane and walk faster?", "Why did it take you so long to get back?" (from benefits meeting that ran 20 minutes late, then the elevator and handicapped entrance were a little confusing). This goes on and on.
I am doing very well at learning my new duties, and can do everything, just seemingly not as fast as she would like. In the three page job description there is nothing that I'm not doing. I have offered her a doctor's note documenting what accomodations I need in his professional opinion, but she has refused it.
I have been documenting every encounter with her of this type (once or twice a day blatantly in these first five days). I have been polite to her when she brings these up, but do not discuss it except how it affects my ability to do my job at this point in time. I am being affected by it, though, and feel very uncomfortable.
Do I just put up and shut up? Ask for a meeting with them both? Go to h.r.? Consult with my state's disability department? (I do have a Dr appointment Monday and am going to ask his opinion.)
I am so glad to be back to work, except for this.....
TIA
Six months ago I had a serious accident that led to four months of recuperation at home (mostly recliner bound). Although I've been slightly more mobile since Easter, complete recovery could take up to a year. I have balance, strength, pain, and endurance issues that I do not allow to affect my job performance.
I interviewed for a professional position in my field in mid April. I was completely honest with the interview committee and then with my boss's boss when offered the job. We can call him "D". He was extremely sympathetic and gave me extra healing time, with my start date this past Monday.
All week my new boss "A" asked me questions about my physical condition that made me extremely uncomfortable, such as, "Before this happened how active and fit were you", "How soon aren't you going to need to use that cane and walk faster?", "Why did it take you so long to get back?" (from benefits meeting that ran 20 minutes late, then the elevator and handicapped entrance were a little confusing). This goes on and on.
I am doing very well at learning my new duties, and can do everything, just seemingly not as fast as she would like. In the three page job description there is nothing that I'm not doing. I have offered her a doctor's note documenting what accomodations I need in his professional opinion, but she has refused it.
I have been documenting every encounter with her of this type (once or twice a day blatantly in these first five days). I have been polite to her when she brings these up, but do not discuss it except how it affects my ability to do my job at this point in time. I am being affected by it, though, and feel very uncomfortable.
Do I just put up and shut up? Ask for a meeting with them both? Go to h.r.? Consult with my state's disability department? (I do have a Dr appointment Monday and am going to ask his opinion.)
I am so glad to be back to work, except for this.....
TIA