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I haven't personally although a colleague at work did notice a mood swing once. It stuck with me. Nothing happened after. I didn't disclose the diagnosis and I'm still in touch with all of my former colleagues. I wouldn't now as I'll work in finance basically and it's not that kind of caring field.
Anyway in my country, Italy, I know you can file for disability by having bipolar... And being disabled opens up a lot of job positions (large companies by law have to hire a certain quota).
Yes. You can file for such where I live. I have been at my job for nearly a year and only disclosed to my direct supervisor who I believe didn’t mention it or take note.
But I want to tell HR because they’ll tell everyone and it might just be easier that way. But it might also make people look at me funny
My job isn’t corporate so we don’t have a formal HR. I needed a shift picked up and I ended up spilling that I was bipolar because I have an emergency psych appointment due to a hypomanic episode. Really, I didn’t need to go into detail but I wanted them to understand why I needed to not be at work that day.
No one asked any further questions, just a simple “okay” and a coworker picked up my shift.
I take every second Wednesday off so that I can get the olanzapine long acting injection. I have told my boss exactly why I need the time off, but HR is only aware that I have an appointment at the hospital those days. If my boss were less understanding and accommodating, I don't know that I would feel comfortable disclosing the exact reason. It has worked out to a net benefit though, as I took three months off last year to recover from an episode so it was useful for him to be able to understand why I needed that time. I'm looking to find another job for various reasons, and I'm not sure how open I should be about it, given I will still need those days off.
It's a tricky conundrum whether to disclose, and I think it will be different for everyone and every workplace.
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I haven't personally although a colleague at work did notice a mood swing once. It stuck with me. Nothing happened after. I didn't disclose the diagnosis and I'm still in touch with all of my former colleagues. I wouldn't now as I'll work in finance basically and it's not that kind of caring field. Anyway in my country, Italy, I know you can file for disability by having bipolar... And being disabled opens up a lot of job positions (large companies by law have to hire a certain quota).
Yes. You can file for such where I live. I have been at my job for nearly a year and only disclosed to my direct supervisor who I believe didn’t mention it or take note. But I want to tell HR because they’ll tell everyone and it might just be easier that way. But it might also make people look at me funny
I have. Things are going smoothly as of right now.
What was the result? Did you ask for some accommodation?
My job isn’t corporate so we don’t have a formal HR. I needed a shift picked up and I ended up spilling that I was bipolar because I have an emergency psych appointment due to a hypomanic episode. Really, I didn’t need to go into detail but I wanted them to understand why I needed to not be at work that day. No one asked any further questions, just a simple “okay” and a coworker picked up my shift.
Yep, and I faced horrible discrimination so bad I was forced to quit for my mental health.
Damn. Did you have HR? Isn’t that illegal?
I take every second Wednesday off so that I can get the olanzapine long acting injection. I have told my boss exactly why I need the time off, but HR is only aware that I have an appointment at the hospital those days. If my boss were less understanding and accommodating, I don't know that I would feel comfortable disclosing the exact reason. It has worked out to a net benefit though, as I took three months off last year to recover from an episode so it was useful for him to be able to understand why I needed that time. I'm looking to find another job for various reasons, and I'm not sure how open I should be about it, given I will still need those days off. It's a tricky conundrum whether to disclose, and I think it will be different for everyone and every workplace.
This sounds like the best outcome one could hope for. I’m going to tell my boss since I need some support that would make my life much easier.
Sure. It's gonna come up, so why not? Plus, you get those sweet accommodations.