Today, my employer contacted my doctor without my permission
You can get one at walmart for twenty bucks.
Your really doing us all a disservice by using a phone.
If the system graciously give you special status you should have the respect to not abuse it.
Its just bad publicity for anyone involved.
how is a phone any different then a mp3 player, most phones are mp3 players with the ability to make phone calls now a days.
I have a ipod and a iphone they are identical and do all the same things except make calls.
if the music helps her anxiety then it would seem to fall under reasonable accommodations.
the place I am doing an assestment at hires disabled people and they are all allowed to listen to music and its recommended.
We're waiting to hear back from the doctor. He hasn't called us back yet and we called as soon as they opened this morning.
No AC... in Louisiana? That's inhuman. O.o
You should also start looking for a new job just in case. The sad thing is that once you become 'an issue' they will simply find legal ways to either fire you or stress you at work so much that you will leave 'voluntarily' (assign too much work and pressure to you, count a 1 minute late clock-in as a 'late' so they add up fast and they can fire you as per their policies, etc,etc).
Hope it all goes well

KillerPenguin
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Joined: 27 Jul 2014
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Thanks for all of the responses, guys. It really helped in so many ways, especially because I was really really down--I haven't encountered a problem like this in a super long time. Anyway, update: I decided to not go back. My parents saw what a wreck I was, and they knew about some other stuff work had pulled on both me and my mother, so they told me that while it was my decision, they didn't want me going back. My boyfriend agreed and they all said they'd help me with rent. So I just have to focus on finding a new job, studying for the stupid GRE, learning to drive, and upping my freelance output.
Really, I can't say how much it's meant to have people around who understand this crap. Thanks again.
Really, I can't say how much it's meant to have people around who understand this crap. Thanks again.
Sounds like you've got excellent support and a good plan... that's really awesome.
KillerPenguin
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I really do; I'm quite lucky. I went to my new doctor today (needed med refills) and he asked what brought us to him and my mom burst into tears and I told him what went down and he was flabbergasted when I told him how my previous doctor had handled the situation. Especially after the guy hung up on my mom and refused to help me when I was in a really really bad way.
how is a phone any different then a mp3 player, most phones are mp3 players with the ability to make phone calls now a days.
I have a ipod and a iphone they are identical and do all the same things except make calls.[. . .]
A phone is different from an MP3 player because her boss specifically made phones against the rules. Which I think is megalomaniacal, but that's a different topic.

To the OP: I'm glad you got out of that place.
KillerPenguin
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Joined: 27 Jul 2014
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You have a major legal case against both doctor and employer. Go after them and demand lots of money! Send a message to people that this behavior is unacceptable.