yet another job interview question about disclosing

Hi Everyone. 

I have a job interview tomorrow, I cant decide whether i should disclose or not, I've done  a search but I cant find a solid answer other than 'its good to' or its bad to'. 

Im applying for a part time a job in a supermarket, it says fully flexible shifts between 5am and 11pm.

I need a routine, they say they are fully flexible but I hear horror stories about managers not being able to organise a rota more than 3 days ahead. I really need a regular start time, and not to be given a different one each day.

Im also worried about being constantly messaged by a manger changing my shifts at short notice.

I also don't want to have to use an app for anything.. I often leave my phone it in the house when I go out. I'm not someone who has their phone hard wired and I see it as an intrusion. 

Legally do I have to disclose in the interview? will hitting them with 'demands' if I get the job make me a pariah?

should I say all this in the interview?

what would you do? I need a job but I don't need a breakdown. I worked there in the past and I left because of a member of staff bullying me (before I was diagnosed) but he's still there. Although to be honest the place I went to next was much worse and only having one person doing it would be a relief. 

  

Parents
  • As a newbie in the whole thing I am a bit surprised by everyone's answers. In my head I kind of thought that now that I know I am autistic life would be a bit easier.

    For me it has been super challenging finding a job. I have never worked in the right places. I believe now it is a problematic case of me coming across as a completely different person than who I am (accidentally of course). 

    For that reason I was considering to write about my autism in my cv even. But after reading all these comments I guess I shouldn't? 

    On the other hand I really don't want to be missunderstood anymore.

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  • As a newbie in the whole thing I am a bit surprised by everyone's answers. In my head I kind of thought that now that I know I am autistic life would be a bit easier.

    For me it has been super challenging finding a job. I have never worked in the right places. I believe now it is a problematic case of me coming across as a completely different person than who I am (accidentally of course). 

    For that reason I was considering to write about my autism in my cv even. But after reading all these comments I guess I shouldn't? 

    On the other hand I really don't want to be missunderstood anymore.

Children
  • For that reason I was considering to write about my autism in my cv even. But after reading all these comments I guess I shouldn't? 

    I would think that unless your autism causes major problems for you in a working environment then it is best to not disclose it at interview stage.

    The majority of people in this world do not understand it well and it unfortunately is likely to cause them to think of you as a liability.

    It sucks but we are still decades away from a useful understanding of autism reaching the masses.