Is he BU to just walk out on his job?

[Kajamite]

Hello,

I'm fairly new here, only posted a few times and this is the first time posting in AIBU. I don't know if this is the right place to post but I just don't know what to do.

I'll start by saying DP is dyslexic and has mild frontal lobe damage. He managed to get a full time job through a disability employment agency which was great. He was doing really well when he started.

Th problem now is he feels like he's being bullied by a particular supervisor but the incidents can't really be proven. They included things like spying on him on the security cameras (supervisor was caught doing this and pulled up but nothing came of it) getting on at him for talking to customers too much and actually saying to him he's using his dyslexia as an excuse for not doing a certain task fast enough.

The final straw came today when he was issued with a letter of concern regarding the particular task he was struggling with. They know he was, he had asked for help, and again nothing came of it.

He phoned me today absolutely distraught. He's been going downhill for a while but it's just come to a head and he wanted to just walk out there and then.

I don't really know what my AIBU is, I'm just so frustrated for him and don't know what I can do so any advice would be really appreciated!

Every spare moment he's not working, he's looking for a job

Really sorry this is so long

I agree with Husband ,they should be identifying what he is struggling with and work out what can be done to help. Dh has an employee who is dyslexic,and what neither Dh ( or I for that matter) realised,is that dyslexia can affect time management skills too. Dh got in touch with a dyslexia specialist who helped him put together a plan for helping the chap in question, who otherwise was doing a great job and was valued. What he found helped was to say,for instance,'please could you set the chairs out, that should take about 15 minutes,then after that,could you check the rotas for the weekend and that should take until lunchtime'. Since this was implemented, work gets done,the employee isn't stressed about time management and every one is happy. I hope your DH's employers can step in and sort his situation out.

Your DH sounds great Fnoz.

Absolutely, it does affect a lot more than just reading and writing, plus he also has minor brain damage along with it. It almost seems like his employers have forgotten.

If, like your DH, the managers/supervisors would actually care and at least read the big wad of notes from the Dyslexia Association that he gave them in the very beginning that would be great!

He just phoned me to say he's raised it with his friendly supervisor who's arranged a meeting with the manager for Monday, and he's also arranged to go in and have a talk with his advisor on the same day.

Now we just wait and see!

Oh dear I'm sorry I've left it so long to reply!

None of us knew that Headway existed so we'll definitely look into that.

He had his meetings on Monday and his informal complaint's been logged with the manager.

The disability advisor is breaking the rules apparently and putting him forward for another job in a similar sector. As far as the grievance goes she says it won't actually help him at all but she'll definitely help if he still wants to go through with it after talking to his manager.

He's excited about the possibility of moving on to this new job but wants to make sure that the same thing doesn't happen again to someone else

Hello everyone,

i just thought I would post a wee update.

After he put in his first complaint with the manager, a few other people stood up with him and made complaints of their own. Now the supervisor is under investigation which is great, since it obviously wasn't just DP she was focusing on.

As for DP, he's been approved for a transfer to a different branch thanks to help from the Disability Adviser.

He's feeling really positive now. He does like his job a lot and he's looking forward to his transfer.

Thanks again for all your advice and help

Only just seen this, so glad it seems there is going to be a good outcome.

Just seen this too. I'm dyslexic and my main issues lie with time management and planning! So glad to hear that not only is your DH able to move on but that the supervisor will be investigated too.