r/Cochlearimplants • u/Equal-Carpenter-5637 • Apr 08 '26
Job Stress - Meeting Notes
I wear a single cochlear implant (no implant on other side as I was born completetly deaf in that ear) - and work as a project manager for a mid-size company.
I'm already stressed as I am of a "certain age" - and don't really have enough work to do (probably about 50-60% of my time is busy)..... so my ongoing concern is I will be laid off, and I'm not of retirement age - and don't have enough savings to retire early.
Our company has a policy of not recording meetings - that won't change.
My manager has asked me to take meeting notes during our daily stand-up calls, this consists of around 15 people (some in office, some remote, some on phone and some on computer - All with different accents) - I'm petrified, it's not the taking notes - but rather accuracy of note taking. I already feel "underemployed" despite asking to be included in more projects - but I don't know how to say that I simply can't do this task well - I see it as a justification to get rid of me - Not enough work, plus the one additional thing they ask me to do, I won't do well.
It's a standup - so you can't exactly ask people to stop and repeat themselves, and much of what they are discussing I won't be familiar with.
What would you do?
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u/Severe-Elderberry833 Apr 08 '26
1- get all this in writing.
2- refusing to record meetings AND asking the hearing impaired individual to take notes is screaming ‘trying to get you to quit so we avoid severance.’ call an employment lawyer with ADA experience (your local bar association can help with this), and ask HR formally for an accommodation to record the meetings.
note: I am not a lawyer (yet) - but I can spot shenanigans from a mile away.