I was working for a LGBTQA medical company.

I was working for a LGBTQA medical company. I loved the two CEOs (they are a couple and I loved the banter between them - they were so cute). Anyway, needless to save I LOVE this company, what it stands for, and watching it evolve in such a short time frame. The only problem? The company is small - maybe a little over 50 ppl. Everyone is so nice and friendly except for my manager. I suffer from migraines and had a seizure back in July. My migraines continued daily. I am finally getting them under control to about 1-2 a week right before this job. (Btw, I have not been working the last 2 years to due health issues.) I did inform my manager that I suffer from migraines, about the seizure that occur, and sometimes I may need to take a day off or just work from home (considering it is a hybrid role). Before I started this job I had to set up a 5 day study with an epilepsy group to determine what could have triggered my seizure. I made my manager aware of this after receiving my offer and on my first day of employment.

For the last 9 years, I have worked from home for a large corporation that didn't micromanage or treat you like you were guilty until proven innocent. Unfortunately, before the pandemic I was laid off. I finally get a job that I am so happy about and excited about the changes to make the company more quality focused and to grow. Since I was used to being able to take a day off here or there for my medical condition I was threatened to be written up. I missed one day during a 2 week orientation due to a migraine. Additionally, they wrote me up for the Mon & Tues I previously had told them that I could not get out of - still written up. Within my first 3 weeks I was treated like a child/teenager when it came to some serious health issues that affected work. What I find so baffling is that my manager was friendly to everyone else but me. I couldn't figure out why this woman disliked me so much. I work directly for her and I figured on the first day that she would have been all "Hey xxxx, How are you? I am so happy you are finally starting with us." Instead, when I walked near her I said "Hey xxx. How are you doing?" and she walked past me emotionless and barely said "Hi" in a low voice and just kept walking.

I talked to the HR Director and I asked her to promise not to say anything to my manager until I could get some advice on how to handle the situation since I had only been there 3 weeks. I felt discriminated against by my manager who was best friends with the HR Director and I felt like she just didn't give a crap that I was there. Anway, the HR Director ignored my request and went directly to my manager and said "We need to have a conference call."

I was given crap about my health issues that they were already forewarned about. I'm not sure what to do or think. I definitely don't want to go back to work there and I don't want to get them in any kind of trouble.

However, I was basically forced out. They told me on a Friday if I can't be more social or do what they are asking then come Monday I need to make a decision as to if I think I belong there because they should be like my second family.

I have been through a lot of trauma the past couple of years and I don't feel like sharing with everyone while they tell their coming out stories and about their surgeries. Great, awesome you are comfortable telling those intimate details about your life to the whole office. I chose not to and to keep it light with everyone I talked to.

Everyone in my department would waste at least 30-40 minutes every day about 3 times a day (before or after (9am, after lunch around 2 pm, and then again at 4 pm) just socializing. I choose not to participate because I wanted to get my work done and go home to see my family. All I wanted was to go to my job, get my work done, and go home. Of course, I wanted to be social with the office environment and I was but apparently to my direct manager I was not wanting to be part of the team.

I know this was a long story and I appreciate those who took the time to read this. I am just kind of numb and not sure if I should report this to the CEO's. Maybe I am being chicken but I just feel like whatever I say is going to be ignored because I was the newest employee and they have all known each other for 7 years.

Thank you.