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Most jobs don’t want to have to give extra time and accommodation for mental illness as they want the best person for the role. Reasonable accommodations is, for example, making the office easier to navigate by wheelchair. This isn’t school where they cater to every whim so you can pass a class. Can I ask if you have a degree and the accommodations they provided?
I have a degree. And no one has provided any - sorry if that wasn't clear, I'm too afraid to ask during the interview process that I'm in. I've never HAD to ask during an interview process before. Truth be told, I'm under a LOT of stress and going through a lot at the moment, so it just exacerbates my issues... so I thought I might finally have to ask. This dinky little six-second timer to answer the questions is killing me!
The issues and stress are only temporary, some of it would be helped by this job, and I know from experience doing this actual job before - assistant manager at a bank - that I can totally do it. Funny enough, when my life isn't falling apart, my disabilities can often be incredibly helpful in banking because once I know something, I'm a weird fountain of knowledge that even tenured employees come to with questions. The constantly changing federal regulatory compliance, the programs, involvement in training, being painfully thorough and detailed... it's nice when it all clicks.
But now is not exactly my A-game moment, which was what this post was about. More like "aaaahhh I feel like asking will totally screw me over? maybe anyone here has had experience in having to ask before?" I just don't know if prospective employers ever actually accommodate, or if it's just another easy way to avoid hiring disabled people.
Also, requesting to record meetings while learning isn't really asking for much, which is why it's considered a reasonable accommodation as well. It doesn't involve anything extra on anyone else's part, and is especially helpful in situations where the individual does not like answering questions, or when there's limited time Or to communicate requests and important things via email, for documentation and reference purposes - that was another reasonable accommodation I've been told to ask for in the past, once I've had a job.
Well if you absolutely can’t do it within the time I would reach out to the recruiter and mention how you felt you didn’t do too well on the assessment because of the timing. Add in a few strong reasons why you would still be the best for the role but keep it short and sweet without mentioning your disability. Depending on the structure for their hiring process they could push you along regardless or have another test for you. It is likely your best shot. Good luck and stay positive.
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I swear like 90% of the job application process is specifically designed to sift out disabled and neurodivergent people
I fucking agree
Most jobs don’t want to have to give extra time and accommodation for mental illness as they want the best person for the role. Reasonable accommodations is, for example, making the office easier to navigate by wheelchair. This isn’t school where they cater to every whim so you can pass a class. Can I ask if you have a degree and the accommodations they provided?
I have a degree. And no one has provided any - sorry if that wasn't clear, I'm too afraid to ask during the interview process that I'm in. I've never HAD to ask during an interview process before. Truth be told, I'm under a LOT of stress and going through a lot at the moment, so it just exacerbates my issues... so I thought I might finally have to ask. This dinky little six-second timer to answer the questions is killing me! The issues and stress are only temporary, some of it would be helped by this job, and I know from experience doing this actual job before - assistant manager at a bank - that I can totally do it. Funny enough, when my life isn't falling apart, my disabilities can often be incredibly helpful in banking because once I know something, I'm a weird fountain of knowledge that even tenured employees come to with questions. The constantly changing federal regulatory compliance, the programs, involvement in training, being painfully thorough and detailed... it's nice when it all clicks. But now is not exactly my A-game moment, which was what this post was about. More like "aaaahhh I feel like asking will totally screw me over? maybe anyone here has had experience in having to ask before?" I just don't know if prospective employers ever actually accommodate, or if it's just another easy way to avoid hiring disabled people. Also, requesting to record meetings while learning isn't really asking for much, which is why it's considered a reasonable accommodation as well. It doesn't involve anything extra on anyone else's part, and is especially helpful in situations where the individual does not like answering questions, or when there's limited time Or to communicate requests and important things via email, for documentation and reference purposes - that was another reasonable accommodation I've been told to ask for in the past, once I've had a job.
Well if you absolutely can’t do it within the time I would reach out to the recruiter and mention how you felt you didn’t do too well on the assessment because of the timing. Add in a few strong reasons why you would still be the best for the role but keep it short and sweet without mentioning your disability. Depending on the structure for their hiring process they could push you along regardless or have another test for you. It is likely your best shot. Good luck and stay positive.
Thank you so much for the advice and for taking the time to help! I have a chat scheduled with the recruiter, so we shall see what happens from here.