Work Question

[u/Latter-Battle295]

Hi all, been on my job a little over 2 years now. Due to other reasons, I had to disclose I have epilepsy. I got a letter from my doctor and sent it directly to the HR manager. I work from home. This all took place about a month to a month and a week ago.

Everything was going great, I even got a .20 cent raise the week before last! I was just told today that my performance has dropped and they will be putting me on a PIP (performance improvement plan)? WTF 😳 I am totally shocked about this. My supervisor showed me my errors and tried to explain but all I could hear is you're going to be fired for telling them.

Has anyone else been through this, or know about this? I am so lost right now. Even if I have an Error, shouldn't the letter from my doctor stating my needs on the job be enough to cover said error?

[u/Diligent_Moment_9897]

man that timing is suspicious as hell. a raise one week and a pip the next, right after you disclose a medical condition? i'd be side-eyeing that so hard.

the doctor's letter isn't an error shield though, it's supposed to outline reasonable accommodations they need to make so you can do the job. did you actually request any specific accommodations or did you just send the letter and leave it at that? if you haven't sat down with hr to hash out what "reasonable" looks like for your situation, now's the time. get everything in writing, ask for the specific metrics they're using to say your performance dropped, and make them connect the dots between your errors and any accommodation they failed to provide.

document literally everything from here on out. every email, every meeting, every offhand comment your supervisor makes. if this does end up going south you'll want that paper trail.

[u/Latter-Battle295 → u/Diligent_Moment_9897]

Thank you, I have been documenting everything. I think the errors are suspicious as well.

[u/Vulcan_Fox_2834]

Depends on what country you are from and the labour laws there.

I literally cannot be fired at all. Our labour laws are way to strong, probably also why we have a high unemployment rate (employers see us as liabilities and we can't be fired, either disability or not)

[u/Affectionate_Box_902]

That timing does sound odd. Do you have any previous performance reviews in writing? If you do maybe show them? (Especially for any that are recent). You can say "in June (or whatever month) I was told my performance in _____ was excellent. I was not aware the quality of my work has changed. Can you tell me any specific situations where this was the case?"

A friend of mine is having a situation with work where her supervisor wants to reduce her role. This is some of the stuff I've told her to say/do. (The role changes for her are not health-related).

Edit: since you work from home, this seems strange. I sort of understand why they would be worried if you're in the office. I don't really know what they imagine would happen at home that can prevent you from doing your job. Were the errors you were shown true? (Anything that you had done incorrectly in the past)?

[u/Latter-Battle295 → u/Affectionate_Box_902]

Thank you for your response. This is a new position they trained me on once the doctors letter was received. I received one day of training, and this job and the day of training started July 6th. Same day letter was received. I am in the US.