Do any jobs exist that don't require a full day induction?

[Boxjumpers918]

Without going into too much detail, I have a disability that means I can't sit for a full day. I can do 4 hours max. I've been in my current job for 20 years, all meetings, training etc has never been more than half a day. It's even easier now a lot of it is available online.

It's looking like my department will be closed in the next 12 months. I'm really worried that any job I go to (wether it be nhs, supermarket, carer) will require a full day of induction.

Has anyone had a job that hasn't required this?

Sorry to maybe ask an obvious question but if it did require a full day then could you stand for part of it? Lots of people do that sort of thing in meetings etc.

i imagine there are many jobs that wouldn’t have a full day induction. Some stuff will be online and there will be on the job learning as opposed to classroom stuff

Could you ask for the induction to be spread over 3 shorter days?

I work for a local council and for everyone your induction would be tailored to you. Our induction process actually takes place over 3 months as a gradual process so you wouldn't be expected to sit and learn everything for a day, it would be a couple of houes a day at first, then just though tasks set by your manager and stuff like that.

I’m pretty sure splitting the induction to manageable chunks would be a reasonably adjustment in most cases.

Presumably you will be declaring your disability so could make a request for reasonable adjustments.

By law employers have to make reasonable adjustments due to disability

They would need to make reasonable adjustments to take account of your needs.

And a lot of inductions are now virtual so you can go through them at your own pace.

Our induction is done by various people from various departments and frequently ends up as short sessions over several days depending on their availability. I'm sure we are not unique.

I work for a charity and we don’t have a days induction. When I worked for a school we definitely didn’t!

IME most inductions take a lot longer than one day.
What type of job are you thinking of applying for?

I've just joined my 5th company and have never had an all day induction.

Job 1 I don't think I even had an induction.
Jobs 2, 3 and 4 were each about an hour and my current job I had a 30 minute induction on day 1, there's an online video I need to watch and a 90 minute group session I need to attend next week.

I've literally never done a full day induction in any of the professional roles I've been in. Generally, it's been an hour or two intro with line manager on first day, then various sessions with different people over the following few days/weeks to learn the ropes, meet and greet etc.

Thankyou everyone-huge relief to hear those replies!

Yes I would be declaring my disability and I think this would be covered by reasonable adjustments. I just hate the thought of 'failing' at the first thing.

I've done the same job for so long with the same lovely manager who is so supportive. I've never had to go down any official routes for adjustments to be made. I'm feeling incredibly anxious about the change that's coming. I know employers have to be accommodating but I also know that there's some absolute arse hole managers out there. I've been in my comfort zone for a very long time!

You say that your department is being closed. That suggests a redundancy process. Is it possible that you will be offered suitable alternative employment with your current employer? If so it might be useful to actually get an agreement or list of adjustments drawn up. This means thry are already formally in place as “reasonable” if there is internal job. If you manager is understanding do you think she would agree with this?

Came here to say this?

Indiaorigin yes there will be redeployment opportunities or a redundancy package. I'm just in the process of stressing about all options 😄

I've never had a proper induction so yes, many, possibly most jobs