Timeline for Is it appropriate and/or reasonable to ask for period leave to a potential PhD advisor?
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| Jul 29, 2021 at 1:40 | vote | accept | justauser | ||
| Jul 20, 2021 at 17:09 | comment | added | justauser | @Jeroen I agree with astronat that it may be 'unfair' to work during the weekends, but I completely understand that this is not something you actually endorse, but is more like a workaround solution. I actually like that idea, I'll definitely consider it. | |
| Jul 20, 2021 at 17:08 | comment | added | justauser | Thanks everyone for your comments! Roland, @astronat and Buffy: No, I actually hadn't considered a medical diagnosis for this. I knew that period pain is a spectrum, I just assumed I was at one (less fun) end of it. I'll look into this. Thanks so much! | |
| Jul 20, 2021 at 15:00 | comment | added | Buffy | A search online for "employment protections for medical conditions in US" should turn up a lot of information that may apply to your case. US universities often have an office to help students with medical issues. And, I hope you are seeking medical advice on your condition in any case. | |
| Jul 20, 2021 at 9:43 | answer | added | Arno | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jul 20, 2021 at 9:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackAcademia/status/1417408955228250149 | ||
| Jul 20, 2021 at 8:43 | comment | added | Jeroen | @astronat Of course, I do not suggest taking holidays. And yes, it would be unfair, but if the supervisor doesn't support the 24 days holidays, or if OP wants to use their holidays for other purposes than being at home, then this could be an option. Please note that I do not support this option, I think a supervisor should try to accommodate, but that was why I asked OP if they are potentially willing to work like this until their is perhaps a diagnosis. | |
| Jul 20, 2021 at 8:39 | comment | added | astronat supports the strike | @Jeroen I don't think this is the right solution. OP needs to take those days as sick leave not holiday so it's unfair to work weekends in exchange. Also, OP, having excruciating pain like this for your period is not normal. Have you been to the doctor about it? | |
| Jul 20, 2021 at 7:48 | comment | added | Jeroen | Would you at all be willing to 'switch' those days. So if you have the two days of pain on Wednesday and Thursday, you're staying home but continue working over the weekend? Like @Roland says, getting it diagnosed will make things easier, but I know that that is not always easy with these issues. | |
| Jul 20, 2021 at 6:44 | comment | added | user9482 | Is this a diagnosed medical condition? (If not, you'd need to get it diagnosed.) You are basically asking if and how such a condition would be accommodated. "Fortunately" this is a condition with a pretty reliable timing, which enables planning. | |
| Jul 20, 2021 at 5:52 | history | asked | justauser | CC BY-SA 4.0 |