HELP needed with work or going to loose my job

[Guest guest]

I need all of you input or I am going to loose my job. I have been having

major problems with my memory and functioning. My work has been good about

giving me extra days off when I am sick and letting me rest more when I have

to. i walk at work and get muscle cramps very bad and they let me sit down

when I need. But my boss has had it with my mind.

She called me in her office last week and told me if I dont do something she

has to let me go.

I do activities at a nursing home. I for get everyday to clock in and

out...I forget activity material in various palces and other people find it, my

boss will ask me to do something and iwill head out to do it and I will never

get it dont because Iforget before I ge there and do soemthignelse. I loose

papers and files...I need help!!!!! the administrator has written me uip on

the not clocking in and out, I oput big signs on my office door and desk to

remember to sign in and out, i see them but after I read them I forget, there

is noone that signs in at my time to helop me remeber..any ideas????

[Guest guest]

I'm sorry you are having these problems.

I'm going to throw out some ideas, but they may or may not help in

your case. If you haven't done so, please write up an ADA accomodation

letter and give it to your personal department. In it, make sure you

list those accomodations they have given you, plus something about

giving you time to develop a plan for dealing with your

" inattentiveness for details " .

I would suggest thinking about using a scooter to see if using less

energy for walking will give you more energy for remembering. It would

also give you a place to put papers, etc. so you don't set them down.

The other idea is a memory book - this is something that you have with

you at all times and would have to find a way to carry it and have it

visable as a reminder. Again, a scooter would be helpful here. In it,

you put a reminder to clock in and out. You write down things that you

need to do when you find out and you look at it as often as you need

to. It takes time to learn the system and use it effectively, but I

found it very, very helpful for students I have worked with. You might

also want to contact your state rehabilitation services. Their goal is

to help you stay employed. I know of people in Michigan that were paid

minimum wage by the Rehabilitation folks to assist the client in

carrying things, remembering things, etc. My neighbor (his job

involved driving places at various times of the day) had a driver for

the year after he had seizures and couldn't drive.

I hope you find some solutions that allow you to keep your job.

Hugs,

laurie

> I need all of you input or I am going to loose my job. I have been having

> major problems with my memory and functioning. My work has been good

> about

> giving me extra days off when I am sick and letting me rest more when I

> have

> to. i walk at work and get muscle cramps very bad and they let me sit

> down

> when I need. But my boss has had it with my mind.

> She called me in her office last week and told me if I dont do something

> she

> has to let me go.

> I do activities at a nursing home. I for get everyday to clock in and

> out...I forget activity material in various palces and other people find

> it, my

> boss will ask me to do something and iwill head out to do it and I will

> never

> get it dont because Iforget before I ge there and do soemthignelse. I

> loose

> papers and files...I need help!!!!! the administrator has written me uip

> on

> the not clocking in and out, I oput big signs on my office door and desk

> to

> remember to sign in and out, i see them but after I read them I forget,

> there

> is noone that signs in at my time to helop me remeber..any ideas????

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi KAren,

This link might help. It is from teh Federal Job Accommodation Network.

http://www.jan.wvu.edu/portals/private_er.htm

MitomomX3@... wrote:

I need all of you input or I am going to loose my job. I have been having

major problems with my memory and functioning. My work has been good about

giving me extra days off when I am sick and letting me rest more when I have

to. i walk at work and get muscle cramps very bad and they let me sit down

when I need. But my boss has had it with my mind.

She called me in her office last week and told me if I dont do something she

has to let me go.

I do activities at a nursing home. I for get everyday to clock in and

out...I forget activity material in various palces and other people find it, my

boss will ask me to do something and iwill head out to do it and I will never

get it dont because Iforget before I ge there and do soemthignelse. I loose

papers and files...I need help!!!!! the administrator has written me uip on

the not clocking in and out, I oput big signs on my office door and desk to

remember to sign in and out, i see them but after I read them I forget, there

is noone that signs in at my time to helop me remeber..any ideas????

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am so sorry to hear of the problems you are having. As a person who has

had a terrible memory all of her life (My friends in school called me the

" absent minded professor " ) I can offer a few suggestions that have helped

me. I write everything down. Like you I leave myself notes. I also have

some OCD tendencies because of it. Before I leave an area I have made it a

habit to check myself. Do I have my purse, my car keys, the papers I was

working with etc. It really makes me crazy, but that is what I have had to

do to compensate for my bad memory. I also have other people remind me to

do things. As I was writing this e-mail my son walked by and said " Mom have

you taken your pill yet " I hadn't! LOL :-) Lately I found a tool that has

really helped. I got a PDA (personal digital assistant). I put everything

in there my schedule, things I am working on, and especially reminders.

(make sure you back it up often) It has an alarm feature and I set it to go

off when I need to be reminded. I have also done this with my cell phone,

pager and a watch I bought just for that purpose. Many times I set up many

different reminders for the same thing. That way if I don't hear one,

another is likely to help. You might set up a daily check list that you

have to go through before you leave the office and/or one for the morning.

Wrap it around your car keys so you have to see it before you go. Dumb

little tricks like this have saved me so many times. I am not saying that I

never forget things any more, but it does help.

Good Luck

Fellow Memory Impaired " Absent Minded Professor "

Joanne

HELP needed with work or going to loose my job

I need all of you input or I am going to loose my job. I have been having

major problems with my memory and functioning. My work has been good about

giving me extra days off when I am sick and letting me rest more when I

have to. i walk at work and get muscle cramps very bad and they let me sit

down when I need. But my boss has had it with my mind.

She called me in her office last week and told me if I dont do something

she has to let me go.

I do activities at a nursing home. I for get everyday to clock in and

out...I forget activity material in various palces and other people find

it, my boss will ask me to do something and iwill head out to do it and I

will never get it dont because Iforget before I ge there and do

soemthignelse. I loose papers and files...I need help!!!!! the

administrator has written me uip on the not clocking in and out, I oput

big signs on my office door and desk to remember to sign in and out, i see

them but after I read them I forget, there is noone that signs in at my

time to helop me remeber..any ideas????

[Guest guest]

Have you had your blood ammonia levels and anion gap (electrolytes)

checked?

Your boss needs to understand that you have a medical condition, and

you may need accommodations. If you are functioning mostly, but have

problems with things like clocking in and out, and filing, you can

get help for those things (for example a secretary could help you

clock in and out, or at least remind you).

I find walking is EXTREMELY taxing for me, and causes me to have

various symptoms that you list. Intense exercise is good for me

though. Perhaps you could plan your day to minimize walking (like

planning a mailman's route to be most efficient).

Unless you are a danger to yourself or others, I think your boss

would have a tough time saying she complied with the ADA and had to

let you go anyway. Also you could use Family Leave (assuming you're

in the U.S.A.) on an intermittent basis if necessary.

Perhaps a different type of job would work better for you, one with

less walking - as I said, for me the walking makes everything worse,

luckily I have to walk only tens of feet from my car to office.

Take care,

RH

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> I need all of you input or I am going to loose my job. I have

been having

> major problems with my memory and functioning. My work has been

good about

> giving me extra days off when I am sick and letting me rest more

when I have

> to. i walk at work and get muscle cramps very bad and they let me

sit down

> when I need. But my boss has had it with my mind.

> She called me in her office last week and told me if I dont do

something she

> has to let me go.

> I do activities at a nursing home. I for get everyday to clock in

and

> out...I forget activity material in various palces and other

people find it, my

> boss will ask me to do something and iwill head out to do it and I

will never

> get it dont because Iforget before I ge there and do

soemthignelse. I loose

> papers and files...I need help!!!!! the administrator has written

me uip on

> the not clocking in and out, I oput big signs on my office door

and desk to

> remember to sign in and out, i see them but after I read them I

forget, there

> is noone that signs in at my time to helop me remeber..any

ideas????

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