hELLO EVERYONE
As regards work, dont tell em, coz everytime I have told em, never got job, and when after couple of years at companys, some very large and so called respectable, and informed em, they got rid of me.
As regards the post office my experience was this, there was 7 vacancys, and 28 people went for them, inc. myself, after the test it left 7 of us inc. me they said goodbye to the others, we were sat down at desks to fill out details of uniform sizes, bank acc. details etc after we were told we had the job, and that we would get letter of confirmation within 2 weeks, they then said we would pick 2 at random for medicals!!! I then thort do I tell em and be honest or not decided to tell em, after all the job was only shoving bits of paper thru a hole in the door.
I told em at the time was well controlled insulin diabetic and at time was about 33 and had it since age of 9, since 1968, now nearly 52, he said no problem, have no criminal record etc, never heard a thing for 3 months where they said they decided not to offer me position, I no Doc. reports would have been ok, but try proving anything against them.
I live in the real world, where havent told em ever Iv heard what they have said about diabetics, and seen what they have done to employees who have become insulin dependant, they make life impossible for em, and in todays work climate, if you get nose bleed they dont want you.
So as said DONT TELL EM!!!!! wrong I know, but unless you want to stay on dole for most of working life, keep quiet about it, ITS TERRIBLE BUT ITS THE REAL WORLD, AND A RETIRED CONSULTANT AGREED WITH ME!!!!