I've had good and bad experiences with disclosures.

At one company I worked with I was very open about my MH Dx and meds. But I'd been at the company for a very long time, and had a really good work record before I disclosed. I never had any serious repercussions, and it was helpful to be open when i needed to take time off for pdoc appointments.

At another company, I was open about my mental health and addictions and again it was fine. They even let me work part time to accomodate rehap and flex time to accomodate aftercare. But then new management came in, and didn't like the fact that I worked flex time and fired me.

Company 3 was an unmitigated disaster. I disclosed - and a week after I disclosed, I was suddenly told, they were concerned that I was a poor fit for the job. 2 weeks after that I was fired. It was still during the probationary period so they didn't have to give a reason. But I believe it was directly related to my disclosure.

After that experience I wouldn't disclose again.

--splitimage