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Leaving my job

illustrated.lady

Hello! 

I was diagnosed as autistic 6 months ago, I'm in my thirties. I had been going through a lot of stress and anxiety, particularly related to work so I outed myself and requested reasonable adjustments which were rejected.

Long story cut short, after a lot of absences, meetings and the like, I have concluded that I am just done. I am off sick currently but have decided to hand in my four weeks notice when I return.

I'm very fortunate, my partner earns well and is very supportive but I will of course be looking to get a new job asap. 

Has anyone ever done similar? Any advice or words of wisdom would be much appreciated! 

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  • I had a difficult situation with a job. I had worked there for a long time. I was diagnosed during my time there and I disclosed this when I started really struggling. Whilst some people were supportive, my main boss was not and dismissed my needs "because I'd always coped before". 

    It took me a long time to make the decision but I did decide to change jobs. I wasn't in a position to just quit so I had to get the other job first. But this job is better at reasonable adjustments. Definitely not perfect, but more understanding.

    If you're in a position where you're able to just resign then I would do it. It is not worth affecting your well being for. You can then give yourself some time to find what suits you best without pressure. Good luck.

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  • I had a difficult situation with a job. I had worked there for a long time. I was diagnosed during my time there and I disclosed this when I started really struggling. Whilst some people were supportive, my main boss was not and dismissed my needs "because I'd always coped before". 

    It took me a long time to make the decision but I did decide to change jobs. I wasn't in a position to just quit so I had to get the other job first. But this job is better at reasonable adjustments. Definitely not perfect, but more understanding.

    If you're in a position where you're able to just resign then I would do it. It is not worth affecting your well being for. You can then give yourself some time to find what suits you best without pressure. Good luck.

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