stillbroken
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I work for an attorney as a legal assistant. While my physical injuries do not prevent me from working, the PTSD makes it very difficult. The nightmares are so bad that I'm not sleeping enough. I'm so tired that it takes me forever to get going in the morning.
I was out for a week, and now my boss wants me at work from 9-5. I am not able to do this! She was really lax for a year, and didn't really care when I came in. Then, knowing we'd be moving to a new office space, she suddenly started getting very concerned. Of course, this had to happen right before the wreck. She never documented any "discipline" before, and I've now had 2 written warnings. I have a feeling she's creating documentation so that she can let me go and not pay unemployment.
I don't know what to do! I have 2 small children, and am in the middle of buying a house. If I lose my job, there is no way we will have enough money to live on. Should I disclose the PTSD? Since I am the only employee, my boss is exempt from many laws like FMLA that would provide protection.
ETA: Found this link on USDOL's site regarding accommodations for individuals with psychiatric disabilities. Do you think it would help to provide this to my employer? I don't want it to seem like I'm being threatening. :(
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/psychiatric.htm
I was out for a week, and now my boss wants me at work from 9-5. I am not able to do this! She was really lax for a year, and didn't really care when I came in. Then, knowing we'd be moving to a new office space, she suddenly started getting very concerned. Of course, this had to happen right before the wreck. She never documented any "discipline" before, and I've now had 2 written warnings. I have a feeling she's creating documentation so that she can let me go and not pay unemployment.
I don't know what to do! I have 2 small children, and am in the middle of buying a house. If I lose my job, there is no way we will have enough money to live on. Should I disclose the PTSD? Since I am the only employee, my boss is exempt from many laws like FMLA that would provide protection.
ETA: Found this link on USDOL's site regarding accommodations for individuals with psychiatric disabilities. Do you think it would help to provide this to my employer? I don't want it to seem like I'm being threatening. :(
http://www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/psychiatric.htm