July 11, 2026 at 3:48 am

The Accommodation Trap: Why a Boss Is Facing Direct Backlash After Axing a Disabled Employee Who Requested Short Shifts

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Times are tough out there for workers these days…

And they’re even tougher for people who have disabilities.

They have to navigate all kinds of obstacles to even find a job, and once they’re in, there’s no guarantee it’ll work out.

The woman who wrote the story you’re about to read is having a difficult time holding down a job and she opened up about how frustrating this is for her.

Take a look at what she had to say.

Disabled and being fired AGAIN for it.

“I (31F) am having issues with a new employer when it comes to my disabilities for the *3rd time* in the last year. I’m starting to get really sick of it!

In my interview with the owner, I disclosed that I was disabled. I’m the type of disabled that is not clearly visible, so most people question it when I tell them.

We further spoke about me needing shorter shifts and that legally I was able to work up to 25 hours on average a week. She did not have a problem with this at the time.

Fast forward to today, I was off today and when I worked on Saturday she was acting kind of shady (at least in my opinion). I texted her because we spoke about me coming in on Tuesday but never specified a time.

That’s not right…

When she finally got back to me, she had me working a 10 hour shift on Friday this week.

I was kinda surprised because we had already covered this previously… so I reminded her that I couldn’t physically work a 10 hour shift and that I enjoyed the job and hoped we could come up with a solution that worked for everyone.

She replied : Hey! I just wanted to be honest with you — right now I really need someone who can work full-day shifts (about 9 hours). It’s been hard to find another person to share half days, so I’m not able to make that work at the moment.

Bummer!

Totally doing a 180° from what we talked about!

Which really upsets me because this isn’t the first time I’ve had this happen to me. So, looks like I’m getting fired *once again* for being disabled and needing reasonable accommodations.

I understand she’s a small business owner. I understand that she needs someone to work the full days. But why the hell did she hire me in the first place?

I told her what the deal was up front.

She said she was fine with it.

Now, suddenly, it’s an issue?

I’m just so mad this is happening again.”

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