Hi - if you look to the right side of this page, there's a list of "Related" threads - have quick look at those and you'll see most of the pros and cons outlined for you.
I'm on a mobile. So I'll have to actually switch my computer on for that, I think. I'm really interested to know people's lived experience, as I worked in hr and knew the laws and policies but also saw the reality was very different to the aims of the written word.
I'm a chartered engineer - (among other things) - I was 4th on the organisational chart for the UK-end of a very large multinational.
The way I was being treated by my manager led me to a diagnosis and then disclosure - which was total career suicide - I was sidelined and frozen out, left out of meetings, lied to and bullied mercilessly - until number 2 on the org chart witnessed it first hand - I was instantly moved out of that area of the business - unfortunately to be under another useless manager. Nothing changed.
HR were utterly useless and acted against me in every way they could until it was so blatant and against all the laws that I walked away with a generous 'redundancy package' and a non-disclosure agreement.
I think from experience it is best not to disclose before the interview for the job and to 'feel' the environment before saying anything. Learning to 'Mask' seems to be the key. My approach would be to give no ammunition eg no personal information except for popular sports and neutral/ popular arts hobbies and not to put people on facebook, instagram etc. Always smile and be pleasant and don't get involved unless you have to but put up your guard (eg pretend to drink more than you are, if invited out), just waffle about the weather and the latest thing people are talking about in the office but only talking in facts that everyone agrees on (eg the r number is abave 0.7 etc). Leave when no one will notice. Don't be pulled into situations that aren't neutral to all. I have accepted that making any friends in work is probably not going to happen and probably shouldn't until many years down the line.
This is probably just common sense to neurotypicals!
I think from experience it is best not to disclose before the interview for the job and to 'feel' the environment before saying anything. Learning to 'Mask' seems to be the key. My approach would be to give no ammunition eg no personal information except for popular sports and neutral/ popular arts hobbies and not to put people on facebook, instagram etc. Always smile and be pleasant and don't get involved unless you have to but put up your guard (eg pretend to drink more than you are, if invited out), just waffle about the weather and the latest thing people are talking about in the office but only talking in facts that everyone agrees on (eg the r number is abave 0.7 etc). Leave when no one will notice. Don't be pulled into situations that aren't neutral to all. I have accepted that making any friends in work is probably not going to happen and probably shouldn't until many years down the line.
This is probably just common sense to neurotypicals!
