I work in the legal arm of the food industry (10 years now, 2 companies). I have always wanted to tell my bosses but my therapist (same therapist across 2 jobs, 6 years now) says no, don't. BP is and isn't a protected disability. Look into it. There was a major case against a phone company, I think Verizon, in which a woman with BP was let go of her job due to a manic episode and she sued and lost under the disability act. So it's really not across the board protected. If you need time off because of an illness, then you have to disclose you are in treatment. I do not believe your doctor has to claim the treatment. But, this is to say your are working with reasonable people, which your contract job wasn't, and it was timed. So you were going to lose that job, and then fight for back pay, and the job would have ended. I mean we have to pick our battles, am I right? I talk to my sister, but I don't visit. I have a job where I work, I will not retire there. And even if it's 5 font, yes, you have to read the fine print before you sign it. OK, lesson learned. For me, as a working student, the ideal is 20 hours work, 3-4 classes. But right now I'm 32 hours work for the benefits, 3 classes going horribly. What can I do. I play the lotto when it gets big. They're not going to hang my GPA on the wall.