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Employee with autism - what are my rights?

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I have been working with the same company for years. I have been told today that even though I am capable of doing my work well, I was told I cannot get the promotion I wanted. This is due to my "disability" and problems with communication. I work in a busy office and am very straight forward and this tends to annoy people. I am sad because I work harder so they cannot use my autism as an excuse. I am very good with my job and have been told multiple times that I do a really good job. I am sad because it feels like I will never get promoted. I am autistic and will definitely have the condition for the rest of my life. Saying to me that I cannot get the promotion because I have issues with communication due to my autism means that I will never get promoted.

That's it. It is sad.

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  • Former Member
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    Some companies recognise that technical people sometimes don't make good managers. I used to work at a company where the company structure recognised this and allowed people to follow a more technical path but still get recognition and promotions for their work whilst others would focus on management. This is still the model in many aerospace and engineering companies. Have you discussed this with your company? If you are unhappy and they can see that you are doing a good job then perhaps they could design a role that would allow you to continue with your technical specialisation but would not require people management skills.

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  • Former Member
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    Some companies recognise that technical people sometimes don't make good managers. I used to work at a company where the company structure recognised this and allowed people to follow a more technical path but still get recognition and promotions for their work whilst others would focus on management. This is still the model in many aerospace and engineering companies. Have you discussed this with your company? If you are unhappy and they can see that you are doing a good job then perhaps they could design a role that would allow you to continue with your technical specialisation but would not require people management skills.

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