There’s way more questions now on this updated form than the one from 2023. Does anybody know who reads these forms? I feel weird knowing someone else who doesn’t know what we go through gets to decide if the condition sounds bad enough or not.
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Are they denying for social anxiety now?
Whoever said they have to fill out their medical forms every 6 months is full of it. Medical accommodations are for 12 months.
@v0 Dude I’m actually for RTO but I could care less if people want to fake a medical exception or not. Just because I’m FOR returning to office doesn’t mean I’m gonna sh-t on those who aren’t in favor it. You all are too worried about other people it’s INSANE.
“New” form started early in 2025. I have filled it in and have to every six months. I also thought it increasingly invasive, and actually consulted a lawyer. She told me that it did not allow employer to do anything like share the condition with insurance or other parties. But she said that if I ever lose my job, or they force me in to the office, I would have a case.
And for the ba----ds who think we are lying… my condition is never going away. It was diagnosed not long before COVID, and I already was doing fine at 3-4 days in the office most weeks. My teams have almost always been in other location, and I have excellent performance ratings. Maybe a few are cheating but for most of us, it is crucial…
@vj I don’t care for RTO. I follow company policies because I want to be employed and get paid. Sounds like you don’t. Get wrecked.
@v0 sounds like you’re really angry about RTO & are very loyal/loving to the corporations making you so so angry about RTO. So tough but so angry!!
@s7 With all due respect, you sound like you don’t advocate enough for yourself. I too have three teammates who are not WFH but on the days they do work from home, I can hear their children. There are some tips I have for you: Mute them, ask them to repeat, ask them to type out what they just said, you repeat what you think you heard so they can clarify if that is correct, send minute meetings as soon as the call is over and make note of who’s responsible for what and follow up with them. As soon as something impedes your work, take action. Discuss any and every thing that obstructs you with your manager on your 1:1’s as well. Be blunt. I can find a million reasons why my work is being disturbed but you better believe I am going to find a way to get it done. So no, people don’t owe you their pay check.
Most shocking is that the mommy and daddy daycare medical WFHs have not come up! 2 people on my team have medicals and both have toddlers and pre-k kids running into meetings, jumping on their laps, wanting to wave at the people on screen and screaming to get attention while their parents are in meetings.
Why do I care about this? Because I need to have a productive meeting, not a PTA meeting to work on team projects or just do it myself. If I’m going to do it myself, a few people owe me their paychecks.
@s2 Ive gotta ask you, I am actually neutral towards RTO but I also give zero F’s about who does or doesn’t get a medical exception approved. Why are some of you so affected by this? What am I missing that you all are getting so bothered about it? I’m going to continue to excel at my job one way or another. Worrying about someone making up an excuse to stay home is seriously the least of my concerns.
I hope all of your fake medical exemptions get canceled on 3/2026.
@q7 You forgot exfiltration from the farm. Suppose screen photos would work. Or have 500 people print it out. Or just ignore it and remember that RTO is unsmarter than dirt no matter the form.
If only one could post to OD or DB or Mega…
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Those complaining about the form not getting posted have yet to suggest how to share it here without someone having to type it all out..
There’s a team that has half of it on medical exceptions. At least three levels of their leadership are aware of the issue and all covering up. People are starting to ask questions. The culture turns a blind eye to favorites getting blank cards while the rest have to follow rules to the t.
@k8 Nobody is opposed to share the form but if you or anyone else can genuinely explain how to post it without manually typing it, I am open to hear suggestions. We’re not trying withhold information about the form it’s just incredibly long.
@k7 I didn’t use a form last year so I wouldn’t know if the one I was sent this year is the same as last. I’ve only had to have the form filled out once back in 2023.
@k7 this is wrong. I filled out the form in 2024 and it was 4 pages, and filled it out again last month and it’s 10 pages. WAY MORE INVASIVE
@k7 that's why they won't post the form!!
OP is an HR opp trying to scare people out of requesting an exemption. The form is the exact same one as last year.
@hd You are right - and they are the same people that abused the original RTO plan - where you could pick your two days. They didn't show up at all - just like grade school punish everyone instead of the "bad" ones
@hs right on! You wanna get paid by your employer? Follow their rules. Don’t like their rules? Leave!
@hd When you put it that way, it helps me understand why the questions are so invasive now. It is unfortunate that it was misused. I personally am not worried about it getting rejected due to the nature of my condition but I can’t help but feel that minute concern, you know?
People with legit reasons can sue Schwab and they will prefer to settle outside.
So after seeing all the liberal cuks brag about their medical exception like anxiety and feeling "unsafe" or over stimulated I did the same thing and said I had "anxiety". My liberal a-s Dr ofc wrote me a medical exception and bam Schwab approved it. 💀 Ive literally just sat at home and played video games on the PC for the last 4 years during work hours. I hope HR is reading this can cancels a sh-t ton of exceptions. I'm not opposed to the office. But I won't stand by and watch others get free sh-t for being liberal and snowflakes. 💀🤣
The people abusing it ruined it for people who legitimately need it. People were getting accommodations because their comorbidities would make it dangerous for them if they caught covid but these same people are out shopping, dining out, going to bars, going on vacation but can’t come to the office because it’s too dangerous?!? Those people ruined it for everyone genuinely in need of an accommodation.
@g7 It sounds like you’re complaining that those with debilitating illnesses shouldn’t be employed. How is that fair? What inconvenience do they bring to you exactly?
Who knew Schwab‘s workforce were so sick with some form of debilitating illness.
@fx Just like everything else of course there will be people who are going to misuse/abuse a resource. I have a physical disability and while I have no problem answering the form or providing proof, it still doesn’t sit well with me with the types of questions that are asked. For example, one of the questions asks how/when a flare up will occur. As someone who has lived with this condition since 2010, flare ups don’t happen on a set schedule. The timing and intensity isn’t something we know ahead of time. This question as well as many others are ridiculous.
Sounds like those that are lying on the accommodation needed are the ones most upset over the longer form. Makes it harder for them to lie.
@f3 Look, I can share the form but it’s 8 pages long and there’s no way to upload it here. I would need to type it all out manually. It’s easier for you to ask Accommodations to send it to you. The form is 5 pages longer and more invasive. If you have any specific question about the form you want to ask go ahead and ask.
We work with the unsmart. Downvotes aren't an argument. And you cannot successfully sue your employer if you RTO and get Covid.
You might be able to get workers compensation, depending on the state. You'd have to show clearly that you contracted Covid in the workplace. This is nearly impossible given the long incubations. Then you'd have to show damages that arose that both you and the employer could anticipate and that weren't addressed. You'd likely have to be allergic to the vaccines as well; not taking them wouldn't usually open the employer to liability. You can look up exclusive remedy and intentional wrongdoing. This opens the best WFH argument, by the way, which is immunocompromised. Of course, that implies that you don't go to stores or other public places.
@f0 that's why I'm asking they be provided here. Rick's town halls get leaked in their entirety but nobody can share the form?
@b0 The new form did not go out publicly. I recommend you reach out to Accommodations asking for new forms to be filled out by your healthcare specialist.
@ds Good luck with that. 😹😹😹
While anyone can sue anyone in Amerikkka, you have to have actual damages, cause and in our case a non Texas court.
@dg I don't have a med exception but COVID season is coming around again and I will deinitely be suing if I catch COVID because I had to come back to a germ infested office.
This is what everyone finds invasive? No one questioned those fking background rechecks and they were invasive as fk.
@dg Agreed. They depend on us employees being ignorant of the law and our rights. Thanks to this Board they're going to regret how much they underestimated us.
It’s stunning how many people don’t understand how the medical accommodate process works. But are the first ones to talk about how it’s unfairly managed.
Sounds like an ADA issue. Something tells me that many of us won't have to worry about working for Schwab or anyone else because we're gonna be very rich after suing them!