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About 3months ago my office hired a guy with obvious mental impairments; nothing specific from observation (its the psychologist it me lol), but I guess you could describe it as a generial mental retardation.
Anyway he is really slow doing the work and while we only share a task for half the day since he arrived I've literally had to do the work of 1 3/4 people. This wouldnt be so bad if the office wasn't so time managed and there has been - as far as I am aware - now allowances for the extra work I find myself knee-deep in each day, hense I find myself battling to make up the time as do others
Now I'm not complaining as such as I do see both sides on the argument.
On one hand I feel the disabled should be allowed to do jobs they can, maybe even positivly descriminated to get such posts. It increases independence, self efficacy and self esteem, generally gives them a normal life so they are not simply burdens unto the state. Ok you get patronised to **** by a lot of staff (how disabled people resist the urge to deck some pple amazes me), but are part of society instead of a spectator.
however
It annoys me somewhat that we're just expected to pick up the slack. It may be selfish to care now it inconvieniences me, but it does and may cost me a pay rise (good monthly %'s = payrise yasee), and does cos the company money as less work gets done. Feel like if your gonna fill a vacancy it seems sensable to place a person in it that will fill the full criteria of the job, including the time. Its not just me, everyone gets delayed and this can't be good for business.
Furthemore how can I approach my boss and essentially say "look I'd like extra time as I'm doing the work of one and a half people 'cos you guys had a quota to fill".
Anyway was wondering what other people thought of this since at the moment I'm fairly undecided. I mean its probbaly a good thing, untill your the one with the 3 extra pile of invoices
Anyway he is really slow doing the work and while we only share a task for half the day since he arrived I've literally had to do the work of 1 3/4 people. This wouldnt be so bad if the office wasn't so time managed and there has been - as far as I am aware - now allowances for the extra work I find myself knee-deep in each day, hense I find myself battling to make up the time as do others
Now I'm not complaining as such as I do see both sides on the argument.
On one hand I feel the disabled should be allowed to do jobs they can, maybe even positivly descriminated to get such posts. It increases independence, self efficacy and self esteem, generally gives them a normal life so they are not simply burdens unto the state. Ok you get patronised to **** by a lot of staff (how disabled people resist the urge to deck some pple amazes me), but are part of society instead of a spectator.
however
It annoys me somewhat that we're just expected to pick up the slack. It may be selfish to care now it inconvieniences me, but it does and may cost me a pay rise (good monthly %'s = payrise yasee), and does cos the company money as less work gets done. Feel like if your gonna fill a vacancy it seems sensable to place a person in it that will fill the full criteria of the job, including the time. Its not just me, everyone gets delayed and this can't be good for business.
Furthemore how can I approach my boss and essentially say "look I'd like extra time as I'm doing the work of one and a half people 'cos you guys had a quota to fill".
Anyway was wondering what other people thought of this since at the moment I'm fairly undecided. I mean its probbaly a good thing, untill your the one with the 3 extra pile of invoices
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