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Meltdown management at work

Bakedbean28

Hello all,

I Have been adviced by HR from work that to give myself a better chance at coming out well of a disciplinary that I should take steps to prepare for how I can adjust and adapt to a new, challenging situation in the future or what reasonable adjustments might be expected

Any advice or tips as to what I should do or ask for? 

Thank you

  • The advice already suggested is sound. I would push for an occupational health report on suggested 'reasonable adjustments' as this provides some legal protections in that if your employer refuses what has been suggested it will be harder for them to justify refusal, if it ever gets as far as an employment tribunal.

    Speak to  or join a union but be aware that their 'legal' team will only take on and fight easy cases in their eyes. I have a very technical case and luckily I can fund my own legal case, which is not cheap.

  • in reply to leveller61

    I was just about to recommend JAN, too!

  • Hi  I would suggest you think about what helps you to be at your best when facing change or new challenges. There will be some times where you have handled these well (at work or not) so recollect those if you can, and what helped you then.

    Regarding adjustments, look at the NAS employment pages  https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/employment and there is a US site called the Job Accommodation Network which was recommended to me - it offers good lists of accommodations/adjustments for autism which may be worth a read for ideas https://askjan.org/disabilities/Autism-Spectrum.cfm

  • That sounds reasonably positive - if I liked the job I'd be tempted to go the abject apology, "learned from it" route and then retrace that event outlining what you would/could do to avoid similar in the future.

    Might also be worth researching 'reasonable adjustments autism' and seeing what is out there as an easily implemented things that would help a lot and not take much effort to put into practice. 

    Talking to a union or whatever is a good idea too I think. 

    If I didn't like the job or felt they were unfairly backing me into a corner... Hmmm!

  • Sorry to hear you're having / had a disciplinary - I've had some and they're not nice

    At my last one, they actually gave me the questions in advance so I could prepare for what I was going to say. Plus I provided them with documents I wanted to be taken into consideration before hand (explaining about how Autism effects me, what I am doing to help my health etc.)

    I also look at the evidence they were providing and tried to say if there was anything going on around that time that would effect me in a way.

    They did ask if anything inside and outside work was effecting me, so I could say anything there which could have an effect on me at work.

    I wish you best and if there's a colleague association I would contact it to get help and someone to be there to represent you (they can ask questions on your behalf but cannot answer any questions on your behalf - you can also take time to talk to them about things before you answer)