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  • John23
    John23 Member Posts: 2,122 Member
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    Nana b said:

    Thank you!
    I really appreciate all this advice and things to think about. I am looking for an employment attorney but for a good one I probably need to go to San Francisco, SD or LA.

    I am in a better position now, then early stages of my cancer, that is as far as my husband, he has started his own business. The only thing is the medical, but I will figure that out when I get to the fork in the road. For now, I will have medical for the duration that I am on FMLA (what FMLA I have left), then go on to COBRA. My ONC appt is next week, so meanwhile I am getting my ducks in a row. So what do I say, put me out on disability! I guess.

    I have a hernia that I need to get taken are of, but need to tie it to my cancer so that I don't have a new elimination period.

    This is scary for me. This is more stressful then the cancer. I have worked my entire life and have always been a stellar performer, and to be booted out! OMG! I am sooo pissed!
    Breath........
    oh,, no pension. I was in the military 15 years took an early out, then worked 20 years for two big corporations, and then moved here and have worked for these folks going on three years. The corporate folks have seen me 3 times and my last supervisor maybe 5 times. this supervisor I met for the first time. They are setting me up, I know it!

    Pink Slips
    Re:
    "This is more stressful then the cancer."

    Yeah, I hear ya'. I don't know what's worse.. well... being out
    of work doesn't usually kill anybody... Make's 'em skinny, maybe...

    Listen, relax and take this entire thing as a new beginning;
    a new adventure. You're already starting to plan for it, and
    that's a good thing! It's like facing retirement. Part wants to
    go, and part is afraid to go.. But once you're gone, you come
    alive again.

    You are gonna' love it. That job's stress will be gone. and you'll
    look back at that bankrupt company, and those unemployed
    "bosses" and laugh.

    Look towards tomorrow, you are starting a new life.

    Stay Healthy!
  • daydreamer110761
    daydreamer110761 Member Posts: 487 Member
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    Nana b said:

    Thank you!
    I really appreciate all this advice and things to think about. I am looking for an employment attorney but for a good one I probably need to go to San Francisco, SD or LA.

    I am in a better position now, then early stages of my cancer, that is as far as my husband, he has started his own business. The only thing is the medical, but I will figure that out when I get to the fork in the road. For now, I will have medical for the duration that I am on FMLA (what FMLA I have left), then go on to COBRA. My ONC appt is next week, so meanwhile I am getting my ducks in a row. So what do I say, put me out on disability! I guess.

    I have a hernia that I need to get taken are of, but need to tie it to my cancer so that I don't have a new elimination period.

    This is scary for me. This is more stressful then the cancer. I have worked my entire life and have always been a stellar performer, and to be booted out! OMG! I am sooo pissed!
    Breath........
    oh,, no pension. I was in the military 15 years took an early out, then worked 20 years for two big corporations, and then moved here and have worked for these folks going on three years. The corporate folks have seen me 3 times and my last supervisor maybe 5 times. this supervisor I met for the first time. They are setting me up, I know it!

    I spoke with Nick
    and as everyone said, seek out an employment/labor attorney. just remember, document EVERYTHING! every name, all that was said, etc. he seems to think the same way I do, you are being set up to be sent out. Good luck kid...
  • Nana b
    Nana b Member Posts: 3,030 Member
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    daydreamer110761 said:

    I spoke with Nick
    and as everyone said, seek out an employment/labor attorney. just remember, document EVERYTHING! every name, all that was said, etc. he seems to think the same way I do, you are being set up to be sent out. Good luck kid...

    Update....
    I spoke to my old HR employment attorney from my last job in Phoenix, and she thought that I should have one more talk with my boss, a verbal, letting her know that


    HER WORDS: You have a right to ramble... Unless your dr. says you are disabled "permanently", ADA doesn't give you much protection in the long run. If there is a permanent disabled status placed on you and the company fails to reasonably accommodate you, THEN you might have more to work with.... that is why it is important that you show them you are doing your best to perform the essential functions of your job....if you can't do that, ADA and the reasonable accommodation requirement doesn't kick in. Go over the items on the eval and tell her why you think you were doing what was expected of you and that you believe you are satisfactorily performing the essential functions of your job, including participating in the conference calls when your input is required or requested.
    At the end of the discussion, tell her that since she believes you have performance problems, you will discuss it with your doctor on Thursday for your already scheduled appt and see if it could be the medication you are taking that might cause lack of concentration as you yourself do not find that to be a problem when doing your job.

    ****I am talking with my boss on Wednesday, our weekly call, then going to the ONC on Thursday. Wish me luck, phew!

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