To me it most of all means people accepting that I am different from them and that I need to do things differently. This doesnt make me wierd or awkward or a troublemaker, it just makes me me. People not trying to fit me into a box of how a "normal" person should think, feel and act.
Most of all I think workplaces need to be far more accepting of autistic staff. Ironically I think they probably were long before they knew too much about autism, as there was more freedom for people to work in a way they were comfortable with and take breaks when they needed. My uncle tells me stories about his workplaces in the 70s and 80s and there was so much freedom for people to work how they wanted and do what they want, none of which would be allowed in the modern pressurised world of endless emails and performance reviews. I think performance reviews in the workplace should be abolished, I have had terrible experiences with them myself and have also had to comfort an autistic lady who was in tears because the manager of the charity shop she volunteered in was forcing her to have one
There needs to be more understanding of our needs in the workplace for sure and in society in general
performance reviews are a side effect of tougher labour laws. The more likely you are to get called into an employment tribunal if you sack someone the more you want to have lots of documentation to show that you’re not just sacking them on a whim.
back in the 80s if you wanted to sack someone your main worry was the Union. And the union rep normally knows if a worker is lazy or a pain. And if you upset the Union all they could do was strike.
Then they, quite understandably, beefed up the tribunal system in the 90s. It got a lot harder to just sack people with out really delving into the reasons why, which mean more paperwork and more reviews. That’s what a lot of managerial work is nowadays. Covering the bosses ass legally if they want to fire you some day.
performance reviews are a side effect of tougher labour laws. The more likely you are to get called into an employment tribunal if you sack someone the more you want to have lots of documentation to show that you’re not just sacking them on a whim.
back in the 80s if you wanted to sack someone your main worry was the Union. And the union rep normally knows if a worker is lazy or a pain. And if you upset the Union all they could do was strike.
Then they, quite understandably, beefed up the tribunal system in the 90s. It got a lot harder to just sack people with out really delving into the reasons why, which mean more paperwork and more reviews. That’s what a lot of managerial work is nowadays. Covering the bosses ass legally if they want to fire you some day.
