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Wanting to return to work following AS diagnosis

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Hi

I've been diagnosed with Asperger's and been with a garden retail company for 16years full time and 21 years in total.

I've seen the good, the bad and ugly but unfortunately have struggled with the bad and ugly recently resulting in first taking two weeks off with stress and then told to take time off until my diagnosis report. Following the diagnosis I was told to take time off until I've seen an Occupational Health assessor. That report is now been sent to my employer and my 'sick note' runs out on the 12th Sept. 

I love the company I work for and want to return to work. Any advice would be helpful especially regarding the law.

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  •  As an employer let me give you some advice.

      You are replaceable, everyone is. If you cause problems they will edge you out.

    Employers say all the right things tick the right boxes when legislation demands it. But if they want you gone they will just make life difficult, Not change your shift when asked, change your days off with little notice. Make you work with someone you dont get on with. They will push and push and edge you closer to that door till you either step through or cause a scene which they will discipline you for and keep doing it over and over till you have your final written warning and no idea what just happened.

     If you need the money you shoul keep your head down and just crack on, no amount of quoting some vague legistlation will save you if you dont stir the pot the right way.

     Now all of this is terrible, not very nice, illegal even. but employers have only one motive and thats money dont think for one second they care about you.

     Im sorry i cant be supportive in this but using some flowery littany and telling you it will be all right wont save your job, only you can do that. The smaller the employer the more harsh they are.

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  •  As an employer let me give you some advice.

      You are replaceable, everyone is. If you cause problems they will edge you out.

    Employers say all the right things tick the right boxes when legislation demands it. But if they want you gone they will just make life difficult, Not change your shift when asked, change your days off with little notice. Make you work with someone you dont get on with. They will push and push and edge you closer to that door till you either step through or cause a scene which they will discipline you for and keep doing it over and over till you have your final written warning and no idea what just happened.

     If you need the money you shoul keep your head down and just crack on, no amount of quoting some vague legistlation will save you if you dont stir the pot the right way.

     Now all of this is terrible, not very nice, illegal even. but employers have only one motive and thats money dont think for one second they care about you.

     Im sorry i cant be supportive in this but using some flowery littany and telling you it will be all right wont save your job, only you can do that. The smaller the employer the more harsh they are.

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