Rou

...you don't mean it.

I, and all my colleagues work a rotating shift. Which means every two weeks, we work all night. One of my coworkers has consistently fallen asleep at night. He even does it occasionally during the days even.

HE has been written up repeatedly and human resources finally put him on FINAL NOTICE™ along with a recommendation that he see a doctor to determine if he has a sleeping disorder.

So, he broke down and did it. And low and behold, he has a sleeping disorder that causes him to sleep poorly, and to be unable to prevent himself from falling asleep at odd hours. The doctor wrote a work order that prevents him from working night shifts.

Naturally, this presents a problem for him working a rotating shift. HR can't have someone with a disorder working against doctor's orders. So, they reworked the schedule on a temporary basis so that he could get help. The doctor has now confirmed that there is nothing they can do. The only way to counteract it is to work a steady day shift. Which he has done and it’s helped.

However, HR and our management have issues a new decree. If he can’t work nights, he’s going to be laid off. He has three weeks to “get better or get out”. Even worse, he can't just agree to go back on nights. He has to get the doctor to approve it. Which the doctor won't do because the diagnoses is clear.

Now, if you tell someone to get tested, don’t you have to deal with the results? I dunno. I don’t like the guy that much. Just seems wrong to me. Don't tell him to do something, then tell him too bad anyway.