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Q3. Let's talk work. When do you disclose your diabetes? When applying for the job, at the interview or when you start the role if successful? #GBDoc
Sep 27, 2023 at 8:36pmWeb
Show threadOtherRynSep 27, 2023

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A3. I've only had the one job since my dx and given that I got hired after a dinner out where I injected myself at the table...

I'm not a helpful answerer for this question - my life is weird. 😅 #GBDoc

Show threadMarc LungleySep 27, 2023
@GBDocChatHost A3) it is wise to fairly quickly so they can't say they weren't told. The interview may be a bit soon but if you have to do a trial shift it may be wise to then. #GBDoc
Show threadIanCarpentrySep 27, 2023
A3. I was well embedded in my current role when I was diagnosed with #t1d so I had the dr's notes for being off and then the appointments with #OccHealth before I returned to work. Haven't had to move jobs or even teams since - thats a challenge still yet to come for me. #GBDoc
Show threadThe_Turtle_MovesSep 27, 2023
@GBDocChatHost my boss (at the time) was the second person to know after my wife, because I texted him to say I'd miss a meeting because the doctor wouldn't let me out after I was diagnosed with T1D.
The funny thing is, my boss at the time had grown up with a cousin who had T1D, and knew all about it. In the medium-term I wound up confused when literally everybody else knew dangerously-less about diabetes than Kyle did.
But I'm a work from home data scientist. Diabetes doesn't impact my job much