The impact of an employee’s disabling condition in the workforcecan cause a ripple effect.
An employee living with an illness, injury or chronic conditionis not just trying to manage his or her ailment — which, in anycircumstance, can be challenging enough. Depending on the conditionand its severity, an employee also may be attempting to work, whichcan often bring its own set of challenges for both the employee andyour client.
The stress of working through a medical condition
Often, an employee with a medical condition — which could beanything from arthritis or migraines, to depression or cancer — istrying to find the right type of treatment to manage his or hercondition. This may be occurring under the radar, as an employeecould be afraid that being more vocal about his or her conditioncould bring unwanted attention to their diagnosis.
This covert attitude may happen so that the employee avoidsbeing labeled by managers or co-workers due to his or herdiagnosis. This fear of being labeled may cause the employee torefrain from asking for help to stay at work because they think itwould be too expensive, or cause a burden on his or her employerand co-workers. Or, maybe they think bringing attention to theircondition could make others in the organization think they’reunproductive, or too challenging to work with.
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