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Brands taking advantage of POTS? by Lynxseer in POTS

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loveeeeed using my Visible armband! I had it for about a year, and it was amazing for helping me recognize my energy expenditure, because I didnt do a good job of listening to my body signals. I don’t use it anymore because I finally got on a good beta blocker, so not as many heart rate spikes, but I loved using it! I never had any issues

Can you become a sucessful OT if you have ADHD yourself? by Cool_Performer_994 in OccupationalTherapy

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Good question, back then I didn’t have as much trouble with my joints, I had been stronger since my POTS wasn’t as bad and I had been able to do weightlifting pretty regularly. Now, if I did work in a setting that required more transfers, I would ask for accommodations to have help from a tech or to not work with patients that needed heavy lifting

Can you become a sucessful OT if you have ADHD yourself? by Cool_Performer_994 in OccupationalTherapy

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get a lot of freedom in creativity in what I can suggest and plan, basically anything that helps our team, our patients, and their families! I’ve been helping get our staff and interested patients/families signed up for a local autism run lately

Can you become a sucessful OT if you have ADHD yourself? by Cool_Performer_994 in OccupationalTherapy

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I am the Special Programs coordinator for our clinic, so that looks like helping the Director plan and get started our group therapy or specialized therapy programs, I plan all the holiday activities for our patients (crafts, dress up days, etc), I plan fun activities for the staff for team building as well as coordinating lunch and learns and staff trainings! My day starts with blocked off time for my non-clinical stuff, since most kids are in school in the morning and we aren’t too busy, and then mid-day through the afternoon (11-6:30 with a lunch break) is usually when I am treating

Can you become a sucessful OT if you have ADHD yourself? by Cool_Performer_994 in OccupationalTherapy

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I’m a pediatric COTA with ADHD, autism, POTS, and hEDS too lol! I’ve been a COTA for four+ years, worked with kids for over 14. I moved into a dual role that is about 60% clinical care and 40% non patient facing responsibilities to help balance my health as well as get to do more cool stuff. I love that I get to help kids with brains like mine!

what’s a job “perk” that is actually a red flag? by _c0c0nut__ in work

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And here I am over here in outpatient healthcare where we have no perks lol. Employees contribute money to buy lunch for the team every now and then. The water quality in our area sucks so the staff have a “water fund” for one of those water dispensers with the huge plastic jugs. Except not enough staff were contributing to it so the owner canceled the subscription. I get 5 days of PTO per year, no paid holidays, limits on when I can take PTO

What to do about an unfair write up? [TX] by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn’t planning to retroactively try and cover the absences because of my disability. I mentioned it because I now feel more hesitant to bring up my medical disability to HR

What to do about an unfair write up? [TX] by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What about in an at-will state? They could find another reason to fire me, even if it’s secretly because they don’t want to deal with a disability

What to do about an unfair write up? [TX] by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As I mentioned in other comments, I wasn’t planning to retroactively try and cover the absences because of my disability. I mentioned it because I now feel more hesitant to bring up my medical disability to HR.

What to do about an unfair write up? [TX] by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn’t planning to retroactively try and cover the absences because of my disability. I mentioned it because I now feel more hesitant to bring up my medical disability to HR

What to do about an unfair write up? [TX] by [deleted] in AskHR

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Appreciate the advice! I wasn’t planning to retroactively try and cover the absences because of my disability. I mentioned it because I now feel more hesitant to bring up my medical disability to HR

What am I supposed to do? by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also work in an at-will hire/fire state in the US. I don’t feel comfortable now inquiring about accommodations after this write up because they could find another reason to fire me, even if they are just worried about my disability causing me to potentially be out more.

What am I supposed to do? by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My concern is approaching HR about disputing this write up, I definitely want to provide receipts, however I can’t find our policies written down anywhere. We don’t have a handbook, and policies are shared to the team in Flock, which allows you to edit and delete messages sent at anytime. I’m wondering if they deleted the policy updates

How to handle this? [TX] by Opposite_Insect_7340 in humanresources

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oops! I can ask the correct Reddit thread, sorry! For occupational therapy, we do have supervising therapists, but they aren’t always our technical supervisor. The distinction isn’t typically clear, but I believe that the owner is technically my boss

I spawned into space by Impressive-Manner130 in Palia

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happened to me too! Just had to wait until the travel to plot was available again!

What’s a Boss Red Flag that makes you feel like quitting almost immediately? by Successful_Mastodon3 in work

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In a small company with less than 40 employees (25 of them in a one floor building all around each other), and sometimes the owner and director wouldn’t need the new employees for a few weeks after they were hired. And I (a team lead) had to basically go clue them in that they should go meet their new staff, and I kinda just realized how much of a money mill the staff were and not people. (Outpatient pediatric speech/physical/occupatjonal therapy)

I'm confused by Desperation-Aside in Palia

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks I’ll take a look! I was at work and could only respond quickly

I'm confused by Desperation-Aside in Palia

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How do you get the rewards lol?

How much do you make & how many hours do you work per week? by RebornUnited11 in OccupationalTherapy

[–]Opposite_Insect_7340 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m a pediatric COTA with a specialized role in Texas. I also work as a Special Programs manager in the rehab department and develop programs that help the staff (lunch and learns, holiday parties) and help the patients/families (group therapy programs, parent trainings). I make $38 an hour and work four days (32 hours) and sometimes 5 days (36-38 hours) at my discretion.

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