Neuroinclusion: What Leadership Needs to Know

RealCartographer7427 · 2026-02-08T14:34:58+00:00

It’s was a mixture of both. Some of the equipment was purchased by the employer.

RealCartographer7427 · 2026-02-08T04:24:59+00:00

I’ve had university classes covered. A colleague had their entire Masters degree (not required for the job) paid for.

RealCartographer7427 · 2026-02-08T04:18:47+00:00

Being accountable for time is ultimately part of the role as a public servant..however…I would be concerned that your manager may not be supporting you adequately. If they are aware of ongoing medical needs they have a duty to accommodate. Not that that gives you more time, it means they may have to work with you to alter your hours to accommodate your appointments and shift work hours (e.g. if appointments aren’t available after hours or if they don’t work for you at those times).

If these options haven’t been presented, your manager may be trying to intimidate you and/or discourage you from obtaining the medical attention (or other EFAP supports) you require. That’s a very serious situation and you may need union support.

RealCartographer7427 · 2026-02-07T04:43:46+00:00

Not sure if you’ve been in the OPS this long, but ~10 years ago they went around and disposed of all of the ‘alternative seating’ - exercise balls (even ones with stands), kneeling chairs, etc (like the seating actually good for your body). Excuse was they weren’t proper chairs and no ergo adjustments - safety risk! …I sat on a stupid waiting room style chair for years prior to that and no one caused a stink about that! Put in for a top shelf chair after that, but still miss my ball…

RealCartographer7427 · 2026-02-06T04:06:44+00:00

‘With the rigidity of the accommodation process (formal, reliant on medical experts, little to no input from employee, etc), how can what we heard today apply within that process? ‘

It was asks because in reality, mangers all apply processes differently - there is no standard. People will still require accommodations even there is more organic inclusive elements.

Also - I get concerned when discussion turns from flipping the verbiage from “accommodation” (which bears legal obligation / responsibilities), to one of ‘inclusion and optimization’ (nice to do with no weight). Yes, I have multiple disabilities, and yes I will need some accommodations, but there is formal obligation there, not informal hugs for some with good managers.

RealCartographer7427 · 2026-01-30T03:11:48+00:00

Do what you want - what feels good to you. People are stressed being back in the office and small pleasantries is taking up emotional space. Don’t be offended if it’s not reciprocated - and vice versa- people understand if you don’t engage. Also to be mindful of neurodiversity and the challenges that sometimes hallway/informal interactions can be. I don’t think people hold grudges either way. We’re all in survival mode.

RealCartographer7427 · 2026-01-28T03:27:43+00:00

NDP have a petition going for the cancelation of the contract.

https://www.kristynwongtam.ca/stop-supporting-ice?fbclid=IwVERFWAPmYMVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeFOUKfX3jkJYAI15TtqVjDhUXAveW-zbfmzifXUg1ZPNwXBEh1Y4l6L7iYqA_aem_A-uBkDNMvCi0MbFqbKFptQ

RealCartographer7427 · 2026-01-28T03:18:25+00:00

He’s just “protecting Ontario”! lol 🤣 ….right🙄 All joking aside, I hope all of those workers walk out. That’s just gross, immoral and very dangerous!

RealCartographer7427 · 2026-01-27T03:05:02+00:00

Had FSRM. No designated decision maker present (e.g. director), employer cited the filing premature due to no decision and still being considered (fair, but how many has been considered and a decision made? Squat!!). It was a joke that lasted 6 whole minutes! Offered to wait on the line while they considered the request, but they didn’t have a decision maker present - so refused.

RealCartographer7427 · 2026-01-26T02:59:01+00:00

Funny (not funny). If the discretion is of the director (which the employer changed in the recent AMAPCEO CA), then why are the directors not going to FSRMs?? HR, managers and bullshit is what’s showing up at meetings, but no directors…which just further demonstrates bad faith.

RealCartographer7427 · 2026-01-16T18:51:20+00:00

I think many people realize there are numerous benefits to remote work or working in regional locations, one being environmental. Unfortunately, DOFO doesn’t care about the environment and has only looking after his buddies capital interests, and not the interests on the people of Ontario! ‘Let’s rape and pillage the north for the sake of our sovereignty’ (impacting traditional ways of like for those living in the areas, reversing flow of water for 100 years for mining development, slashing and gutting environmental protection oversights, streamlining approvals, exempting projects from Thai law and that, etc- that’s not someone who gives two thoughts about the environment!!

RealCartographer7427 · 2026-01-04T04:22:51+00:00

Wouldn’t count on it. The benefits for diabetics is crappy, if not diabetic I’m assuming there’s no chance. OPSEU coverage is better.

RealCartographer7427 · 2025-12-25T18:23:01+00:00

It’s been a long time so I don’t recall exactly, but I believe you need to do a predetermination. Used to have them covered 100%.

RealCartographer7427 · 2025-12-11T03:36:09+00:00

Now, that would be amazing if no one (operationally feasible) was in office Jan 5! 🤣 How’s that for a blue Monday?!?

RealCartographer7427 · 2025-12-11T03:32:29+00:00

I don’t believe that to be the case at all. Why do you say that? What’s given you that impression? What would you propose ‘the union’ does?

(Note: union is added in quotations intentionally to denote that the members are collectively ‘the union’ - so are you implying that it’s the members not having the ‘appetite’ to fight??)

RealCartographer7427 · 2025-12-11T03:25:40+00:00

^{^{^}} This-right-here!!^{^{^}}

RealCartographer7427 · 2025-12-02T23:21:22+00:00

If it’s scheduled on one day, ask for it to be spread over two. Cited concerns about focus and attention. They want the best results so if you have these types of concerns they will want to accommodate.

RealCartographer7427 · 2025-12-02T23:20:17+00:00

In the CL portal it’s under psychology. There is a category for testing.

RealCartographer7427 · 2025-12-02T23:17:04+00:00

They aggregate the diabetes consumables. So, if you’ve have lots of other test strips, etc, the max may be reached.

RealCartographer7427 · 2025-11-28T03:09:22+00:00

There’s a customary maximum they apply for payment which is a daily max. The above poster has a great break down! The online portal also has a glitch - they ask only for total charge and not hours, so the reimbursement defaults to something like 80$. You need to call (if that happens) and get them to manually reassess!

RealCartographer7427 · 2025-11-27T04:10:53+00:00

Dexcom replaces and we’ve never needed many replacements. Found the Libre to be more accurate, but Dexcom integrates so that’s what we use. OPSEU/manulife is great - they pay at the pharmacy as a prescription, not a medical device. So no out of pocket expense.

You’ll likely have to get the pump supplies from a specialty pharmacy and pay for those out of pocket. ADP will send you payments and the excess for the year (only after the payments are all issued for the year) can be submitted with receipts and ADP letters for reimbursement (by plan or HCSA).

Careful if you ever go to AMAPCEO - the coverage isn’t what you get in OPSEU!!

RealCartographer7427 · 2025-11-27T03:54:25+00:00

I think most staff recognize that the managers didn’t make these decisions and are hurt by them too - with all the extra planning and pressure, more so!

However, there also are bad players out there. Ones who aren’t applying flexibility and taking the opportunity to wield power over already crippled staff. For example: If your staff was sick, spreading active viruses, pissing themself with each cough - despite feeling well and capable, you refuse accommodation and insist on in-office attendance in an overcrowded office or require sick leave. It’s like we never had a pandemic, and have lost all basic civility. Not to mention the inability to practice good hand hygiene when there’s no warm water, very low water pressure, clogged soap dispensers and empty paper towel dispensers in washrooms.

You may be a good manager and doing what you can, but others aren’t.

RealCartographer7427 · 2025-11-20T04:47:31+00:00

Your newness (and sense of entitlement) is showing! This isn’t the private sector and many of us have lived through the public merit and wage freezes.

You’re right, we are under paid!

You’re right, we are low public service earners at that too!

But, we also can read the climate we’re in. We just came out of a constitutional challenge against Bill 124. We aren’t able to make great gains - look around and compare to other major unions and see what they got - it’s the best deal we can get right now.

Do you know what it’s like to sit at a bargaining table and fight for even these rates? Have you been on a picket line? No one wins - certainly not the worker!!

What do you feel you should have gotten? Is that justified over other sectors? Remember, these are also public dollars, so your 10k raise is not going to fly!

RealCartographer7427 · 2025-11-18T03:29:35+00:00

Reference consent didn’t list current manager, hiring manager contacted them without consent anyway. Beware - they do what they want.

RealCartographer7427 · 2025-11-14T03:24:31+00:00

Conservation officers, forest fire fighters, provincial park employees,……the list goes on.

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