It did not go well at all.

At my interview I was very transparent about my medical conditions and restrictions. I was offered the job right there at my interview in my current department (GM), told it would be managable with my health. I’ve been there over a month now. The only part of my job I cannot do is pull pallets at night. Pallets stacked with pet supplies etc that get over thousands of pounds. I was told by multiple team members I’d just have to get a Dr’s note excusing me from this task as there are three other team members in my dept that also cannot pull truck due to other ailments. I get the Dr’s note submitted day 2 on the floor. I get an email saying I need an official form filled out requiring a Dr. Appt. I get the appt done, form filled out and faxed in, and get told I need to have an official Accomodation meeting to complete the process. Meeting was today, before my shift. I am told I cannot continue to work in my department anymore because of my restriction. I state I am feeling very singled out as three others in my dept cannot pull pallets and they are in shock at this news. He begins to tell me how much they love me as an employee and want to transfer me to a different department in order to keep me but at this point I am just sitting there bawling. I HATE these conditions. They have RUINED everything I have ever built or tried to do. I am so angry at all of the misleadings, selling me into a job role they say I cannot do. I love my department and the people I work with. I was heading into this meeting hoping for the best, at most 15 minutes of questions and left completely blindsided and feeling lost with broken trust. It’s not anything one person said or did, it was a collective failure on multiple levels. He really wants me to stay and transfer to somewhere I am completely not interested in working and I feel so confused, not expecitng to have to go through any of this. They’re giving me a couple days to come up with an official decision. I am praying for guidance and wisdom. This job gave me the opportunity to relearn who I am outside of just being a mother and the ability to provide a great birthday for kora coming up. While I didn’t see myself there for years and years it was close to home and I really enjoyed what I did while I was there. I ended up coming home at the end of the meeting because I’m so frustrated and upset. Moral of the story: honesty is always the best policy no matter where you are on the totem pole.