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Wh works 35 hours a week, makes about 12.00 per hour, just told me she needs off for thirty minutes on Monday to do an interview. I asker her what for and she said disability. "My doctor told me to file because I talk too much. I'm bi-polar and he said because I talk so much and cant help it I need to file."



I swear I am not making this up.
 
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NEOCON said:
Wh works 35 hours a week, makes about 12.00 per hour, just told me she needs off for thirty minutes on Monday to do an interview. I asker her what for and she said disability. "My doctor told me to file because I talk too much. I'm bi-polar and he said because I talk so much and cant help it I need to file."



I swear I am not making this up.
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All I can say is wow.
 
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Neo runs a call center. I would think his employees get paid to talk.
 
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NEOCON said:
Wh works 35 hours a week, makes about 12.00 per hour, just told me she needs off for thirty minutes on Monday to do an interview. I asker her what for and she said disability. "My doctor told me to file because I talk too much. I'm bi-polar and he said because I talk so much and cant help it I need to file."



I swear I am not making this up.
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There are people out there that def need disability for various reasons. Talking too much is not and should not be one of them.

Although, bi-polar disorder can be debilitating in extreme cases this woman sounds like she is able to function and hold a job. She should should not qualify.
 
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Gramps said:
Neo runs a call center. I would think his employees get paid to talk.
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Which is why I am so utterly pissed off right now.

I could understand if she was a librarian but shes been working in call centers for over 12 years.
 
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If she is bi-polar no way she can afford her meds or health insurance on 12 an hour. The doctor is just making sure he gets paid.
 
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NEOCON said:
Which is why I am so utterly pissed off right now.

I could understand if she was a librarian but shes been working in call centers for over 12 years.
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Let us know if she qualifies.
 
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utvolpj said:
maybe that she's not disabled?
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volinbham said:
A serious question - do you think our disability system should extend to anyone that meets the description in the OP? If so, what are the limits you see for our disability system?
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The original post is an anecdote from a man who runs a call center, not a licensed physician. I have no reason to take the original post with anything but a tiny grain of salt.
 
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orangesparkles said:
The original post is an anecdote from a man who runs a call center, not a licensed physician. I have no reason to take the original post with anything but a tiny grain of salt.
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Amazing. Keep up the good work. Or if you don't like to do good work, keep talking.
 
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orangesparkles said:
The original post is an anecdote from a man who runs a call center, not a licensed physician. I have no reason to take the original post with anything but a tiny grain of salt.
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For shizzles and gigizzles let's go hypothetical. She's worked for 12 years, is bi-polar and her doc thinks she should file for disability (we don't know why other than what she reported).

Is this a situation where our disability system should pay someone to stay out of the workforce? Would that be in her best interests? Where do you personally see the limits?
 
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I'm on disability right now because I clipped one of my fingernails too short, and it hurts to type.
 
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volinbham said:
For shizzles and gigizzles let's go hypothetical. She's worked for 12 years, is bi-polar and her doc thinks she should file for disability (we don't know why other than what she reported).

Is this a situation where our disability system should pay someone to stay out of the workforce? Would that be in her best interests? Where do you personally see the limits?
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I'd need to know more about exactly how bipolar she is. If her medical condition is legitimately putting a strain on her ability to work in normal society then, yes, she should be compensated for staying out of the workforce as it would be in her best interest.
 
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orangesparkles said:
I'd need to know more about exactly how bipolar she is. If her medical condition is legitimately putting a strain on her ability to work in normal society then, yes, she should be compensated for staying out of the workforce as it would be in her best interest.
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define "strain on her ability". It seems she has been able to work for 12 years. Work may not always be pleasant but I think it's equally safe to say that being paid to stay out of the workforce can be mentally unhealthy as well.
 
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orangesparkles said:
I'd need to know more about exactly how bipolar she is. If her medical condition is legitimately putting a strain on her ability to work in normal society then, yes, she should be compensated for staying out of the workforce as it would be in her best interest.
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If this woman was not getting her job done Neo would have fired her. She would not have to asking for time off to go to a disability interview.
 
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volinbham said:
define "strain on her ability". It seems she has been able to work for 12 years. Work may not always be pleasant but I think it's equally safe to say that being paid to stay out of the workforce can be mentally unhealthy as well.
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I don't know how successfully she has worked for the last 12 years, nor do I know if her medical condition has worsened recently. If she is struggling to maintain composure while on the phone, ie. experiencing great difficulty attempting to subdue her bipolar nature, then that seems to constitute a legitimate strain.
 
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