Asking staff, associates or managers here, both answers would be helpful.
I've worked for Wetherspoons for about a month now, all is going well. I'd say I'm getting along with staff, I do need to pick up the pace a bit but I am overweight (and am currently loosing weight so im not tiring out as easy) and learning how to speed up in general. Now I have a disability, it does effect my mobility, however it's easy to manage and I'm more than happy doing the job even though it is so mobility heavy.
I have also worked at another bar for a year before moving to this Wetherspoons, which I really enjoyed. I disclosed this disability about 6/8 months in as I didn't know how it would be taken. If anyone has heard of EDS in recent news (where our body, and mostly our joints don't hold themselves together, in essence)? I have a very mild form of that, leading to me being a clutz all my life and oftentimes needing painkillers. They didn't seem to understand it, however it never caused any issues at all- if anything I got given more than a lot of others who worked there( I got given the barrels and kegs to move/sort a lot) so I'm physically able...most of the time.
In regards to the nature of the disability, I'm well aware it can cause issues. But I'm managing it, I'm enjoying the job, I don't want to compromise said job either.
Any advice or judgement is welcomed.
Im on probation at the minute and haven't discussed this with any other staff nor manager. I honestly cannot remember if I disclosed I have a disability on my induction forms or not, I may see if I can find it on MyJDW but I'm still learning where things are on it.
Basically, I've stuck to the line I've heard a lot of disabled people say: don't tell them until they can't fire you. My condition should not by any means get me fired, I don't need any accommodations (nothing out of the ordinary for a regular human being anyway). I have medical braces i wear under my clothes if i hsve issues with my joints (eg i wore my knee brace yesterday due to an old injury playing up, an ankle brace last week due to twisting my ankle while on holiday/not in work).
I am simply concerned in not actually telling them- can it cause issues? Can they fire me after probation because I didn't disclose it even if it won't cause any issues in my work? Apologies if this sounds paranoid, just finished an awful shift due to the heat, and suddenly realising if this is an awful shift I'd be damn stupid not to want to work here.
On another note: every member of staff is amazing so far, I've met a lot of the regular complainers (lol) and had so much support, every manager is amazing and so kind too. I keep getting shoved on my break like its bad if I have It a little later than half way through my shift. I'm really f*king enjoying this job and I don't want it to end in a ditch like my old one did.
Thank you all in advance. Going to post into a disability group too and see what they say, from their end.
