Work: You're not allowed flexi time to accommodate your medical conditions

So anyway, I've missed the last 2 days of work because of medical conditions that could have been accommodated by flexi time.

So you were on paid sick leave instead?

@electrineer "Yes", but it's pretty finite.

Sounds like a stupid rule.

What kind of bullshit is this?

@Demolishun The idea is that if people are sick, they are supposed to recover as quickly as possible and not drain that out via partially working.

The most common exception is part-time working for rehab after some serious illness such as a heart operation.

@Fast-Nop basically I was hospitalised last year, am still recovering, have started treatment for a thing and the new medication has some pretty gnarly side effects. Side effects usually last from about 10am till 3pm, so if I say, worked 3pm till whenever, I'd be fine.

But yes, these rules are very much designed for "you're either too ill to work or you're fine", which totally misses the segment of the population with, say, disabilities or long term medical conditions.

In theory the side effects should "go away over time"

"In theory"

@atheist Yeah, that might be filed under the "rehab" category. However, this does usually involve some medical certificate to get out of the "too ill to work" category. Basically, the doc saying that this is the way to go.

Also, there is concern about the side effects of the medicaments. If they are that heavy, the employer can be sceptical whether after 3PM, they are really gone. Working with machinery would be prohibited of course, but concerns about the reliability of computer work aren't unreasonable.

And then there's the question how you get to work if it's not WFH or via public transport because you should not be driving a car while being in therapy with such heavy medicaments.

I had some heart medicament therapy in my family, and the patient suffered noticeable side effects just from about 8AM to 11AM, but the doctors strictly forbade driving cars at all for the duration of the therapy. In case of an accident, that doctor's note would have cost the driving licence.

The company's employer's liability insurance might not allow them to let you work if you're sick

Flexi time > Sexy time

And when the shit hits the fan you say “sorry but your not allowed to ask me to work on incidents outside of my contractual hours” ?

Give and take.

@atheist I hope you are doing better. Please take care

@Fast-Nop I hope your Family Member is doing better now

You should really emphasise how your condition is an exception to the norm! Talk about it with HR more.

I find that while corporate policy is often insanely unflexible - medical conditions can often easily get a pass.

I think the rule most of the time exists because they wanna avoid incidents where people with fever and deadlines say "I'm sick but since there's a deadline I'll work 2 hours per day" and then collapse.
Most people are unaware of conditions like yours where you feel bad a few hours per day.

@jiraTicket lol, so check out my latest rant, but I've raised a grievance with regards to disability discrimination. On the upside, I've also been invited to an interview at another company.