Re: Trying to cope with depression//Job

[Guest guest]

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Is the employer willing to put exactly what you have said in a

signed letter to you ?

If they are, a good starting point is social security

disability office and the employment office. Sometimes under

pressure the employer will find another way once these offices have

contacted them. The unemployment office may make a referral to a

trained disabilities counsellor who may be able to either work with

your present employer or find a job where this is less of an issue.

If none of this works, then this letter is a first step in building a

case for disability benefits, which may be temporary until you can

find employment which can work around your needs.

Jane

(Who obtained full disability for her son a year ago without an

attorney........The system works, it's just convoluted and difficult

on purpose)

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: " susanmerr " <susanmer@g...>

> <Rheumatoid Arthritis >

> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2005 11:13 PM

> Subject: Trying to cope with depression

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> > Hi folks,

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> > Feeling depressed today. Those of you who also have bouts of

> > depression, do you have any specific ways of coping that you might

> > like to share?

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> > I'm feeling depressed today because no energy and no sense of

> > confidence - I feel like just a shadow of myself. Too much

fatigue to

> > really get anything accomplished around the house, and I had a

rough

> > week at work. I had a meeting with my boss, the dean, and a human

> > resources specialist about my request for accommodation. It

didn't

> > really go well.

> >

> > I asked for a flexible schedule, but they said that my job is so

> > important I have to be at work no later than 10 AM. And if I

can't,

> > then I'm not qualified for my job, and therefore not entitled to

> > protection under the ADA. They also say I can't take sick days

for my

> > symptoms, because that means I can't work because of my

disability,

> > and therefore I'm not qualified for the job. None of this sounds

> > fair, and I'll have to consult some sort of expert on my behalf.

But

> > after 20 years on the job, I feel short changed.

> >

> > Any advice would be most welcome.

> >

> > trying to smile -

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