Thanks for tackling this, Teri! I see what you mean now in terms of what was lacking from that article I sent you.
I do think there may be a further distinction to be made between invisible or hidden disabilities and ones that fall into that category but are primarily fatiguing in nature. Especially if the person will never be able to work more than an hour or two in a row, but could manage in a week’s time to work a 15-20 hour job. And especially if there’s a commute involved. Then I think disclosure may need to happen sooner rather than later. But hopefully once you’ve at least gotten the offer.
The woman that said it—you could have knocked me over with a feather. It was so shocking that my frienamy boss and I looked at each other like “WTF.!”
I think I even said, “Are you kidding?” And she said, “Oh no, because they will call in sick all the time.” She didn’t even get that I would be offended.
It boggles the mind what people don’t know about how they set themselves up to potentially be sued.
A snobbish exec at my former job once told a pregnant staffer of hers: “At (agency name), we prefer that staff already have already HAD their children by the time they come work here.” 🤦🏼♀️
It created a huge ripple throughout the agency. So much so that I had to pull in one of my own pregnant staffers to tell her, “that is NOT the agency stance. I want you to know I am nothing but thrilled for you that you are expecting.”
Thanks for tackling this, Teri! I see what you mean now in terms of what was lacking from that article I sent you.
I do think there may be a further distinction to be made between invisible or hidden disabilities and ones that fall into that category but are primarily fatiguing in nature. Especially if the person will never be able to work more than an hour or two in a row, but could manage in a week’s time to work a 15-20 hour job. And especially if there’s a commute involved. Then I think disclosure may need to happen sooner rather than later. But hopefully once you’ve at least gotten the offer.
Also, this is despicable: “We don’t want anyone with kids or anyone with a disability,”
The woman that said it—you could have knocked me over with a feather. It was so shocking that my frienamy boss and I looked at each other like “WTF.!”
I think I even said, “Are you kidding?” And she said, “Oh no, because they will call in sick all the time.” She didn’t even get that I would be offended.
One of the most bizarre moments of my work life.
It boggles the mind what people don’t know about how they set themselves up to potentially be sued.
A snobbish exec at my former job once told a pregnant staffer of hers: “At (agency name), we prefer that staff already have already HAD their children by the time they come work here.” 🤦🏼♀️
It created a huge ripple throughout the agency. So much so that I had to pull in one of my own pregnant staffers to tell her, “that is NOT the agency stance. I want you to know I am nothing but thrilled for you that you are expecting.”
That exec was ultimately fired a few years later.
It shouldn’t take years to fire such people, and yet it so often does.
Agreed!