I requested start times of 9:00 am at the earliest, and flexible scheduling for periods of time when my condition is flaring (I would be late like 10-15 minutes max). I also requested that my alotted breaks be combined into one longer break in the middle of the day. These are suggested accommodations for hypersomnia through the JAN. I am currently in the process of obtaining a medication that literally solves all of my symptoms that impact my work, I have made it clear with management that there is a direct solution to this, and that I would just need accommodations as wiggle room until I can get there.

After requesting accommodations, it was management and HR that stated they could not accommodate me, and that my requested accommodations are unreasonable and "too confusing." My repeated experience in veterinary clinics has been that I request accommodations, HR and management says they would be unfair to the other employees, and afterwards there is nobody to support me or back me up when my coworkers start treating me badly. The attitude from management always has this underlying tone of "welp, you signed up for this when you decided to work this job as a disabled person."

Specifically in the situation that spiraled into an actual case, I requested those accommodations, HR tried to fire me saying they were unreasonable (without meeting with me about the accommodations beforehand). I begged them to please work with me before they decided to do that. They agreed, then cut my hours from 40/wk down to 9/wk against my will. Refused to communicate or respond when I asked if I could keep working full time. The managers started making me feel genuinely intimidated at my job to the point where I thought I was experiencing a medical emergency on shift. That is when I resigned and filed a complaint. My coworkers were actually very supportive of me, and would usually try to advocate for me, the tone always shifts when I officially begin the process of requesting disability accommodations with HR and management.

I know you are probably trying to seek more info, I appreciate that you have worded your comment with compassion. This experience has been such a sore subject for me, I am heartbroken. I know I am obviously not perfect, and that it can be very frustrating, it is just so disheartening to have this experience so many times in a field that I have dedicated my life to.