One step away from getting fired.

So I work in a pet store have done for the last five years, about six months ago I got moved to.the grooming me department. I was really happy because I had kinda had enough of the shop floor. As it turns out I'm cap at grooming. So four days I get taken in to the office by the grooming manager and the store manager and told I need to get better before Xmas because they can't have one person letting the team down over the holidays (busy time.). The manager said he knew I was struggling with my bipolar but that was no excuse.

So yesterday I get dragged into the office again and told I have to go back to shop floor and only work part time or they would go down the road of disciplinary action (find a way to fire me.). I told them I have rent to pay and can't afford to only be part time on minimum wage.

They have now said I can work part time on shop floor and part time in the groom room until I find other arrangements... find a new job they mean. So have basically been told to find a new job before the fire me... awesome.

I worked my butt off for them for five years and now they are trying to get rid of me I don't know what to do I don't wanna have to go back there tomorrow but what choice do I have.

I'm sorry you're in this situation. Employers can be difficult, for sure. I can understand them putting you split between the floor and grooming, but I don't understand them saying it will be part time, and that you should find other arrangements. When you're ready, could you have a talk w/your boss about this? The manager said he knows you're struggling with bipolar, but I doubt he understands what that means. Sometimes a little education goes a long ways, especially if you remind him they need to make accommodations for you according to the ADA. And at least, if you do have to find a new job, you've got some lead time to look. I wish you the best of luck w/this situation, and hope your employers will see reason, and respect the five years of good work you've given them.

Im going through exactly the same thing.after 14 years of working without problems for the same company ive been through a disiplinary for failing to cope over the past few months. Ive been through so much personally that its affected me at my work and im now looking to be fired soon. Its causing me no amount of stress and i feel like im rock bottom. Its hard and i do understand how you are feeling

Oh I'm so sorry that you're going through all of this.

Unfortunately in three of my jobs my mental health got the better of me.
Lin my most recent employment which ended in September, my employer did everything to accommodate me. But it didn't work. And my illness won.

Currently looking for work in the new year. No luck as of yet. Unfortunately I think I'm going to get a $ hit reference from my previous employer which will be a bit of a stumbling block.

I hope this all works out for you.

I've been kicked to the curb twice because of my bipolar, and a couple of times before I was diagnosed. It seems employers will find a way to get rid of a worker when they know you have a mental illness, since they legally can't fire you for having a protected disability (and BP falls into that category). I've never held a job for five years, but I lasted 2 1/2 years at an assisted living facility whose office full of lawyers figured out how to let me go without running afoul of the Americans With Disabilities Act. I had to take medical leave for three weeks due to bipolar symptoms, and when I got back I was fired.

I'll never forget what the corporate nurse said as I was packing up my stuff: "It's not your fault, it's just that your work performance has been consistent with your diagnosis. It's a medical problem."

Sorry to be such a downer, but you would do well to start looking for another job while you're still employed. Not only would you be more desirable to employers because of your loyalty, but your job stability is impressive. A lot of BPs (myself included) have trouble sticking with one job for any length of time. Wishing you the very best of luck!

I am not sure what the law in England it, but in the US it would have been illegal for employers to mention your bipolar during a disciplinary conversation...

I hope your situation gets better soon.

In Canada it would be too. It would be considered discriminatory.
Also we have something called constructive dismissal, and this would qualify.

We also have the Trades Act, where if you are put in a job that you are not trained for, your employer must provide training or give you your old job back

Can you call your local labour board and see if there is a statute that this falls under?