Time lapse-Bert

[Guest guest]

well it does appear that you and I have yet another thing in common.

2 post tp-ict pts (you did have the islets right, cant recall)trying

to figure out how to explain that time and space interval when we

were not productive members of the working society. I asked this

very question last week. I received some great advice. Go back a

few days and look under the post " odd questions " .

I was reading Rupesh's post about his impression of America and our

peoples. He certainly hit it right on the nose. Especially his

saying how work oriented we are. That is a double edged sword dont

you think. I also feel that being female will make it easier on my

to return to my profession. There is far less emphasis on a female

taking a LOA then a male. Yup, its a double standard. Good luck and

make your explaination honest and brief. That was in the past and I

am looking toward the future. Insurance may be your biggest hurdle

to cross.

Warmly,

PS: I think I may have jumped too soon on the returning to work band

wagon as I have not been feeling very well these last few days and

not sure whether I should get in touch with the docs or not.

[Guest guest]

I have heard it both ways about women and time laspes from work. I

have heard its more forgivable because of motherhood. I have heard

it is not forgivable because of motherhood. LOL. I guess its the

industry, position, and many factors that go in to it. But my wife

was in Medical Records/Office Management for many years and since

she took off about 1.5 years to take care of me, she hasn't been

able to get hired on. And there are several jobs always open. And

they ask that evil question and no matter how she replies she feels

it gets her bumped.

In this time with our economy as it is, no one wants to hire the X

factor (will they be reliable or wont they). I truly believe you can

have better credentials and experience and get bumped for someone

without any lapses with some decent time working, with merely

average ability because it is less of a worry for the hiring

manager. Job searches take up time, cause productivity loss, and

money loss for companies so they don't want to hire someone who gets

sick before 90 days on the job.

I can't say for sure for sure that I wont have more absences than a

normal person but I gotta test the waters. The whole disability

process is hard and I am young and look healthy, when my diabetes is

in check I am fine. But I still have unstable diabetes so it spooky.

But SSDI/SSI gives me the usual hoop jumping. I am in my appeal

process. But I think getting SSDI right now is not in the cards for

me. And I would rather work.

I hope you feel better. Do not try to work until you feel you really

can. " job hopping " looks bad too.

Bert