Has anyone here had success requesting an accommodation to continue working fully virtual due to a disability, rather than being required to meet the in-office/hybrid work requirement? This would be for a transfer position, as my current position is fully virtual (0 days onsite). I’d really appreciate hearing about your experience and how the process went.
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I received an accommodation because I can no longer drive on a highway due to vision problems. I’m retired now, but I think more likely to get an accommodation if you are old.
@en maybe they could bring their infusion to the office along with their laptop, monitor, headset, keypad, mouse if needed and an IV pole. I mean how hard would that be. Good way to colloborate with strangers "Hey what is that, why do you need that, I was just asking ...gesh"
Yes. It's a ticket through HR. They'll send you a document for your doctor to complete (you won't be able to skip this step - a doctor will HAVE to sign off that you need to be remote), and upon you returning it, they'll review it, discuss with your manager, and you'll either be approved or not.
Human life is cheap at Elevance Health.
Either you're friends with the boss or they want you to quit.
@dd my friend has a disease. Gets home infusions and gets in center treatments over lunch several times a month. Works later to "make up the time" Was asked "how long is this going to on, your MD did not include that." Prognosis is unknown, they got a year of approval also, that was up this past quarter, was told if MD cannot give an end date, then must apply for STD or find another job. "Are you going to die or what" is what it felt like. Heartless.
@db Stories like that make my blood boil.
Makes me want to become a billionaire then buy Elevance give anyone below Director position an unbelievably extremely nice severance package. Then, change the company to a strawberry picking company and tell all of the Directors on up, including the HR Directors on up, that their titles are now being changed to Strawberry Picker.
Then, watch them in the fields picking strawberries in the sun all day while I yell at them to pick faster or they will be put on PIP.
@db That is a textbook example of lousy leadership. Both on the HR leadership side and also your coworker’s direct leader.
My co worker was given a one year accomodation. He contacted HR they sent him the form they would need completed by his MD. He did that and was "allowed" a one year accomodation for a condition that would never change. His manager was told of the details of his medical condition, who then had the disrespect to ask him about his personal condition etc, and then who probably shared it with their boss, after a year he was told he would need to go in, Nothing about his medical status changed or would ever so he quit.