tell your boss?

[Shnorky]

Hey everybody,

Would you tell/have you told about your sleep apnea at work?
As in "hey boss, I'm waking up 50 times per hour every night, which means that for the next few weeks I won't be able to concentrate, and will make lots of mistakes, until it's all sorted out"?

[esel]

Hey Snorky,

you got it all wrong. we told our bosses that we have been waking up a hell of a lot, that we did sleep at work and made lots of mistakes.

That it was not our fault but the DME, the doc, who ever, just blame some one for it. That now every thing is sorted out. that soon there will be no more mistakes, no more sleeping at work, that your work efficiency will increase 100% and that soon you will get her position.

Than advise your boss to get a polysomnographic diagnosis and that whatever.com sells nice equipment ForHer.

[Julie]

I would not volunteer anything out of the blue. IF you've been told your work is falling off, you're not paying attention at mtgs, etc. then you could have a talk re the fact you've found the answer and treatment. They don't need details and only need to feel confident that things will look better in future, even if on a rare occasion you might have a minor issue (one you again don't need to detail but that might involve trying a new mask that doesn't work, or forgetting to bring your machine on a work trip, etc).

[LSAT]

Hey everybody,

Would you tell/have you told about your sleep apnea at work?
As in "hey boss, I'm waking up 50 times per hour every night, which means that for the next few weeks I won't be able to concentrate, and will make lots of mistakes, until it's all sorted out"?

Figure out why this is happening. Download Sleepyhead and post some charts.

[Shnorky]

Hm, some good points.
And yes, those 50 were just a random number, not mine

[ChicagoGranny]

Would you tell/have you told about your sleep apnea at work?

It all depends on the type of relationship you have with her and the type of person she is.

will make lots of mistakes

Depends on whether you are running the deep fryer or a nuclear reactor.

All the best for a quick optimization of your CPAP therapy.

[Cpapian]

I saw this on a locker once

"Don't tell other people your problems
Half of them don't care
And the other half think it's about time
you got what is coming to you"

[chunkyfrog]

As I recall, my boss noticed a marked improvement in my work performance, and mentioned it.
Of course, I had already been raving about how WONDERFUL I felt, now that I was
finally able to get a decent night's sleep.

[Shnorky]

[SewTired]

Pretty much, unless you are in danger of having a diabetic episode or require some kind of adaptation, it's best not to share medical info with boss. Tell your boss nothing unless s/he asks and then just say that you've been feeling unwell and are working with your doc to resolve your issues.

Why do I say this? YOUR boss may be reasonable about it, but his/her boss may not be or his/her replacement may not be.

[Bons]

You made it sound like you are suddenly going to be making those mistakes as a result of treatment. In reality you've had sleep apnea for awhile and any work performance problems due to apneas have been ongoing as well. With treatment your performance should improve.

But I wouldn't tell him that and have him raise his expectations!

[phuqueutoo]

Hey everybody,

Would you tell/have you told about your sleep apnea at work?
As in "hey boss, I'm waking up 50 times per hour every night, which means that for the next few weeks I won't be able to concentrate, and will make lots of mistakes, until it's all sorted out"?

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get a test to prove it
tell HR you are officially handicapped
and need reasonable accomodation

flex time
regular hours
nap at lunch time
whatever you need that is reasonable

Why not tell him you won't be coming in to works, but they can mail your paycheck to you? Frankly, xxyzx's response to this one sounds like something a "libtard" would say.

[klv329]

Tough call on that one.

I've always been open about my difficulty with sleep apnea, and people have understood it as a handicap of sorts and cut me some slack. Been great since ASV, though, 2 years now.

My manager's spouse has it, so my manager had some suggestions. That was when the manager wasn't under stress of job loss.. Once the job termination strsas hit, I could have been paralyzed and my manager would have kicked me senseless to get whatever might save some management skin. Anyway, my managers plight and anger was somewhat of a push for me to get my treatment straightened out, and that manager should be terminated soon due to incompetence.

Management can be awful devious in a right to fire state. Gotta be careful.

Oddly enough there is a lady who sleeps on a cot in the parking structure at lunch time everyday next to her SUV....her boss might figure something out the way people talk about the sleeping lady.. I suspect she has sleep apnea, and hope she gets treatment if that is the case.

[chunkyfrog]

In many states, the definition of "handicapped" is limited to that which can NOT be treated.
Cpap is the treatment for OSA.
ADA may not protect your job if you try to use apnea as a "disability".
Mental or emotional incapacity might work.

[Julie]

If you lead a normal life when treated you're not disabled. Can't have it both ways.