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ADA accommodations.
If OP is actually disabled
I mean you can get CFS from COVID. You can have crippling anxiety from the pandemic.
CFS can cause cognitive impairments that make it difficult to drive, complete certain job functions. Longer hours and stress from a commute can exacerbate that.
Anxiety/Depression can get worse from stress. Most ppl dealt with toxic stress during the pandemic. I’m sure RTO would make it worse. It would for me if I had to.
We used to be hybrid. Then I got my ADA. After about 6 months of me emailing an ADA request to WFH on my weekly office day, my whole department went back to FT remote. 🤷🏻♀️
I’m disabled due to ME/CFS and had ADA accommodations before I had to stop working due to the severity of my illness so I get it.
I definitely think OP should request accommodations to wfh if they are actually disabled.
Man, that really fucks up people who actually have a credible disability. Sorry, traffic is something you signed up for when you applied there, right?
How exactly does it fuck it up for others? ADA is between your employer, you and your doctor. You don’t get a handicap plate or disability benefits.
When I started my job my CFS/POTS/MCAS was not affecting my work performance. By law, I do not have to tell an employer about a disability if I do not need accommodations. At the time I was hired, I did not.
Things changed my hr lady suggested ADA accommodation and I am healthier WFH full time.
ETA: Anxiety. Depression. Toxic Stress. Can also be reasons for ADA accommodations. If you don’t want RTO you should have every right to do whatever you can to stay home and be healthy. It can be about prevention. Health isn’t just physical.