Has anyone been successful getting work from home approved due to anxiety? I suffer from anxiety that is worsened by going into the office. I have to take public transit to get to work where I have witnessed as----ts and fear for my safety. I also suffer from social anxiety and am better able to perform my job from home. I have been prescribed medication and been to therapy but nothing works.
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I just wanted to confirm that you can get an accommodation due to anxiety.
Yes. I have my accommodation to telecommute for anxiety and depression. Don’t listen to the others who have no support to offer. Lucky for them, they do not know what it’s like and the toll it can take on you daily. Good luck!
These are definitely two different people with stilted caveman writing skills simping for WF in posts 14 minutes apart 🤣
Anxiety Is going to take more then a doctors note. Post pandemic anxiety is “i don’t want to return to work” because the question is, do you go out grocery shopping or does grub hub deliver, do you go anywhere. Of course. You just have the diagnosed Work in Office anxiety that costs more money to return to the office.
I am sure with some evaluation by a Psychologist (not a medical doctors they can’t diagnose anxiety it is mental) sure they can give you Xanax for the short term but you will need to be seen and treated for your anxiety by a mental health professional. Then maybe they will consider it.
You cannot force a company to allow WFH. There is no law. I am a firm believer that everyone should be treated the same. Everyone has anxiety and many have a medical condition of anxiety so they take medication. If Anxiety is preventing you from performing a job then you can get Government disability and live on that.
I think we have all gotten very use to WFH. You got a taste and now going back is a cruel and unusual punishment. You made the same money pre pandemic and commuted now there are all these issues with expense dangerous. Well look at the commute as cost of living. Find a that will pay you to work from home. They know they can pay less because it is such a gift.
Best of luck in your hunt. Remember this is a job. You have free will to leave anytime for any reason and honestly if they cared they would roll out the red carpet. Well there are a thousands of employees and my guess is you are making good bucks.
Anxiety. I don’t think so.
Keep in mind, that this site is for entertainment purposes. For example, for some reason tonight, I’ve had a burst of creativity and inspiration. I thoroughly enjoyed making concave and convex contributions. I’ve enjoyed, often, seeing how many Thumbs down contributions, and thumbs up contributions.
Why?
I have a horrible leadership team. Lethargic stooges. I can’t think as slow as they do if I tried. I know they are using policies and procedures as a shield to hide behind. I know they spend their eight hour days on conference calls. It’s an excuse for them to make the days go by faster. They aren’t fooling anyone.
Besides, the guy making contributions on this site, during the weekend, was probably finished up the Sunday paper and realized he was only half through his Vente latte so decided to come to this site. The caffeine and sugar combination, brought out the positive endorphins in his brain. That’s my opinion.
The guy who followed orders to the point that his CTE makes him think defending wells fargo online is a good use of his weekend is not a great source of life advice.
@1vvv+1jdw5yE7 Well, sometimes you have to stand up for yourself. At some point, the prospects of moving up in the organization have to take second place to your personal values and needs as an employee, because there are literally thousands of other employers out there and thousands of other professions.
I am a veteran and have PTSD / general anxiety. I was 100 remote before COVID and they took it away. I could go to the VA and get a note but I am not a little biznatch. Even though I do not like RTO I am not some biznatch who is interested in being THAT PERSON and impacting my long term chances of moving up in the organization. Man / woman UP!
I sympathize with you. I have severe social anxiety and general anxiety, and those that don’t cannot comprehend the difficulty it presents with seemingly simple tasks such as going to the office. I’m lucky enough to be on an agile team and only have to go in a couple of times a month.
“weaklings”? “grow a pair”? Wow. I hope you or even a loved one never have a legit disorder that others ridicule or dismiss. Where’s the empathy? People on these boards can be such jerks.
To the weaklings on this board. I go to the office as required. I work in pain many times. Deal with it. It is your job. Quit if it becomes too much. But WF does not exist pacify nor serve you in any way, shape or matter.
unless you have broken bones or physical injuries companies don't consider mental health issues as legitimate ailments.
Brutal. Show some empathy.
Anxiety? Really? It is your job!! Take your meds with you like you take your laptop. Take your meds as instructed. What could cause anxiety at the work place? I have had no stress at WF and I have been here many years. Grow a pair, please.
3 essay-length responses within minutes of each other, LMAO. This troll is so obvious.
Brutal responses - now me go into a political rant …
due to JB, we have high crime and food and materials and gas prices.
Brutal responses. Apparently, not much empathy in this thread. To those who are blatantly ignorant, anxiety is a real condition.
As I suggested, play the system. The company has been playing you for a very long time. Even better, Liz Warren is always looking for another excuse to stick it to this nightmare of a company. If human resources gives you any static, compose a letter to her. Good luck.
man up!!!
Good luck. If you were hired for a WFH role, you're ok. But if you were expected to work in an office and then worked remote due to the pandemic, and are now being asked to go back to the office, you need to go back. A doctors note doesn't clear you from your responsibilities unless you get a specific disabled designation and then have to be accommodated. In other words, you will need to prove you have anxiety, go see a doctor who will diagnose it (and attach their name to said diagnosis).
I have one TM who has a reduced in-office accommodation (they are permitted to come in 1x wk), and although the accommodation consultant doesn't reveal what the basis is for the accommodation, knowing the person, i'm reasonably sure it is some kind of anxiety and/or phobia disorder (although like many of us they came into the office pre-covid 5 days a week)
The answer on whether you can get that accommodation is "it depends". You need a doctor who is willing to fill out the paperwork appropriately. It needs to show that your anxiety rises to the level of disability (i.e.restricts you from one or more major functions of your life) and that the condition is caused or greatly exacerbated by the commute/office work.
"I would just make sure that I live too far away from the nearest office. For example, change the address you provided to the company to strip mall mailbox location, far away."
this has been discussed on here. if you are currently within 40 miles of an office and are expected to go there (I.e. have no accommodation) and - you do what is suggested here, you will be fired. No severance btw, just fired. it may take a few months to catch up with you - but it will catch up with you.
But we've been voting for massive government our entire lives, and been promised that the government would solve the crime and other problems. What happened?
How can that be?
And now, the federal doesn't even bother to pass a budget, and we live in a permanent state of emergency and never ending crisis.
How is any of this possible? How has this happened?!?
Someone please explain these atrocious results!!!
Times are changing. When I was younger, if the company did not accommodate me, I would find another job, elsewhere. Today, seems like the tail wags the dog. Or, attempts to. Perhaps, these days companies will make concessions for the employees if they wish to retain good talent. Though, I’m somewhat resourceful. I would just make sure that I live too far away from the nearest office. For example, change the address you provided to the company to strip mall mailbox location, far away.
Anxiety post pandemic and pre pandemic are completely different. Prior to the pandemic we had to suck it up and med up. Post pandemic? It’s anyone’s guess. I feel it’s a legitimate concern and there needs to be an actual conversation and not just empty platitudes and disingenuous corporate action statements (i.e. “We hear you” .. no they don’t). I’d be curious as to whether or not anyone is actually achieving any type of success with an accommodation request, or if the pre pandemic corporate mindset is dominating the decision making. Seems like a recipe for attrition if they choose to maintain the status quo.
I’m sorry you have anxiety. I’m WFH Because it’s a major effort just trying to go to the office. The high crime on the trains and city streets has become a greater risk. I’ve lost count of the many times I’ve been accosted on the way to work. Many of my team members literally dress in casual clothing so they don’t become targets.
Uber is now twice the cost of what it was before the Covid pandemic. So, I determine it’s more cost-effective being WFH. I also find it more beneficial to the company as I find myself working longer hours. Additionally, I get my best work done at home as I’m not stuck being a desk jockey in a cube farm And not bombarded with all the other team member ambient noise.