Hard of Hearing / Accomodations? (Walmart)

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I experienced the same sensory issues, asked for the same hours and working conditions at the same sort of employer.

In short, they can accept you for a short, seasonal gig, with minimal hours, to avoid libel, taper-down your hours, while offering social promotions to others...

imhblo, their business model is to collect subsidies, using the bare minimum of materiel and labor. If you can find some grant or special interest, associated with your particular situation, it makes you unfireable.

Depending on your level of devotion to this cause (or litigousness) locate investor information at their corporate website. (This is separate from their online storefront.) See whether all of the floor managers on any given shift look somewhat the same. You get the idea.

When there are evaluations, one person reportedly tests dirty, on purpose, says he needs help, and becomes a quota-case through their state-funded rehab program.

They're going to head-trip you about some mysterious, personal flaw of yours, called "intangibles."

But, some shifts look like low security asylums.

There's nothing wrong with you, per se. It's just how they do business.

Most employee reviews will not be very empowering, but it gives you a psychological edge, to face their daily shtick. After long enough, you will find obvious patterns, which keep you from being embarrassed or surprised.

It is audacious of you, to ask, at the time of an interview, but there may be some company doctor, which can furnish a formal excuse for you.

Has anyone tried blurting out the disability during the interview? I think that's my next tactic, as I've got nothing to lose anymore. Also I'm thinking that may put them at a legal disadvantage?

You won't have to blurt it out. They should ideally ask whether you have any questions, unless they are being particularly abrupt.

I am at a point, now, where I have realized I can be mildly rude.

Guys, someone not covering life support (like for a comatose person) shouldn't be treated as though they hold the power of life and death over your head. There is a labor market, as well as a job market. I know that some will say I am radicalizing you, but what do I actually need them for; I can do everything they say and not be able to live.

Yeah, I'm finding that the more I come to accept myself the more I don't give a s**t if you think I'm being too blunt. But I've only known about my autism for a year.

Be dignified and amicable.

But, if the interviewer can't meet ordinary expectations, say they are non-negotiable.

Again, ask whether there is a subsidy, program, tax grant, or "reasonable accommodation," as though you know such things exist. There would be no need to be accusatory. And, they will know they're dealing with a more-oriented sort-of applicant.

Extra credit, if you know the name of such a program, on the spot.