Hi all.
I was diagnosed with Type 1 earlier this year. In a recent visit to the doctors, I have been advised to speak to my employer about flexible working options due to certain complications. Occupational Health have advised that I trial a work from home scheme once a week and if it helps manage my condition better then to make this permanent. My manager is not being very supportive with this and always poses excuses as to why they can't adhere to my working adjustment requests - i.e. there is nobody to answer calls or that the role is office based only (I work for a large government organisation and my sub team has around 10 other individuals with access to the same resources as me). It has come to my attention that other colleagues have had their requests approved when mine was rejected. My manager has now gone back to occupational health to ask if theres any other suggestions apart from wfh. I am often left alone in the office and sometimes don't get to take a lunch break. This often gets bypassed when I bring it up despite my many attempts to avoid it happening. It feels like my diabetes is not fully understood here and it can get really fustrating. My job is very measureable and can be done remotely.. I just wanted to see if anyone has been in a simular position and possibly provide some advice around this? Thank you.
I was diagnosed with Type 1 earlier this year. In a recent visit to the doctors, I have been advised to speak to my employer about flexible working options due to certain complications. Occupational Health have advised that I trial a work from home scheme once a week and if it helps manage my condition better then to make this permanent. My manager is not being very supportive with this and always poses excuses as to why they can't adhere to my working adjustment requests - i.e. there is nobody to answer calls or that the role is office based only (I work for a large government organisation and my sub team has around 10 other individuals with access to the same resources as me). It has come to my attention that other colleagues have had their requests approved when mine was rejected. My manager has now gone back to occupational health to ask if theres any other suggestions apart from wfh. I am often left alone in the office and sometimes don't get to take a lunch break. This often gets bypassed when I bring it up despite my many attempts to avoid it happening. It feels like my diabetes is not fully understood here and it can get really fustrating. My job is very measureable and can be done remotely.. I just wanted to see if anyone has been in a simular position and possibly provide some advice around this? Thank you.
