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Employers dont get epilepsy
Mon, 10/28/2013 - 20:42IS it just me or are other epileptics out there finding it tough to either keep a job or has an employer that just does not get what epilepsy is, what it does to the individual, what kind of life that you have to endure being diagnosed w/ Epilepsy? Please reply w/ answers, discussions, etc. HELP me understand! PLEASE
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Considering the date of some
Submitted by jill1129 on Fri, 2017-03-10 - 11:09
Considering the date of some of these responses....well, better late than never, right? I have learned that there are companies which 'get off' on hiring people w/ disabilities, although I hate being the 'token disability' person. Like being the 'token black person' some place. Anyway, I finally got a job (I'm a website designer) that allows me to work mostly from home. I spent most of my 20's & 30's working retail & my bosses were very upset - even when I told them ahead of time that I have epilepsy. They were less than happy when I had seizures in front of customers (although it didn't happen often). Also, in my case, I need 24-48 hrs to recover from one before I can fully function again (I call it a 'seizure hangover'), but bosses don't like suddenly having their employees taking unexpected sick days. So I leave early, then can't come in for the next 2 or 3 days after that? That's a firing waiting to happen. It was a good thing I was only working retail to save up money for college!
Yeah unfortunately Epilepsy
Submitted by Simone012 on Fri, 2019-06-21 - 05:54
Yeah unfortunately Epilepsy limits the type of work you can do, I am up front on the 3 illnesses I have. Not every employer understands
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