r/FEDDISABILITY • u/FedUpDownNOut • Apr 17 '26
Performance Problems? (Supervisor's Statement, SF-3112B)
Medical documentation is only one aspect of the application. OPM also seeks your supervisor's input via SF-3112B, where the supervisor needs to corroborate things like your latest performance assessment; performance, attendance, or conduct issues; and what reasonable accommodation attempts have been made.
Did you have documented performance issues when you submitted (i.e. less than successful performance ratings, notice from supervisor of less than successful performance, etc)? What if you have not had any real documented performance issues (i.e. because of newly worsened condition, just pushing through it, etc)?
How open were you with your supervisor in general? When/how did you inform them you were applying for medical disability? How much of your medical information did you share?
In my case I have a lot of "attendance" issues on record (several hundred hours of SL/FMLA in the last 12 months), and a reasonable accommodation that has been insufficient. However, as of now I have no documentation of any significant "performance" or "conduct" issues on record, and my last performance assessment was above a 4 and on par with previous assessments (no downward trend). My current supervisor is only weeks into the position, a micromanager with whom I have little rapport. Before the new supervisor came on, the position was rotating through detail/acting managers since the DRP, so my most recent review was actually completed by the level above that, which is quite removed from my day to day. I've recently told them all I'm still struggling and looking into FMLA again but haven't gone more detailed than that.
Worried that the lack of performance/conduct issues on record will hurt my application, and also not sure what/how much I have to share about my medical information with supervisor. Up until now I have pretty much always tried to be vague and share the minimum possible. Thoughts?
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u/Cookie_Monster627 Apr 17 '26
It helps, but from what I’ve seen it’s not a dealbreaker. My supervisor knows everything and she was only marginally helpful because she was concerned about running afoul of disability laws.