THE FINE ART OF REQUESTING
JOB ACCOMMODATIONS
Not
only was the commode too low for my transfer needs, but I would often spend
between five and 20 minutes inside waiting for someone else to enter and assist
me with the door so I could leave.
Even
up to my last day at the job, using the restroom was still a monumental
challenge.
Fortunately,
getting the necessary accommodations for my next job went as close to perfect
as possible.
Why
the difference?
Though
a more receptive supervisor helped, a big part of it was my new and improved
approach.
I’d
learned the hard way that delaying a request for accommodations then tendering
one without sufficient specifics and a pleasant but firm air of self-assurance
was not the way to go.
ARTICLE CONTINUES TOMORROW -- MARCH 17
EDITOR'S NOTE:
This was written
by our expert before she came to the Sunshine State. All negative anecdotes and complaints about
bosses are based on incidents in Ohio, not Miami.
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