I started last year in a group spread across the country. My firm has a three-day a week in office policy. I’ve found it much easier to work from home most days, and I end up only going in once a week. OMP just moved me out of my office with a window, into a dark tiny room so they can have more visiting attorney offices. It’s driving me crazy. It’s dark, I can’t work, it’s in the middle of the building. I’m considering requesting an accommodation so I can be moved back. Bad idea?

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If you’re only going in once a week, does it really matter if your office isn’t great? If you were going in as frequently as you’re supposed to, you would likely still have the office with the window.

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You’re not getting our point. Your question is whether it’s a reasonable accommodation but the very definition of reasonable accommodation requires a totality of the circumstances look. So under the totality of the circumstances, it would only be a reasonable request if you’re willing to go in acknowledging that YOU should have followed the rules. What the rest of your office does doesn’t matter bc they’re not the ones asking for an accommodation. No one is shaming you for having ADHD. But those of us with ADHD have to be extra vigilant of the consequences of our actions and how it might affect our ability to work… and you failed to do that.

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I agree with these comments. Also, if you ask for your office back, you should probably be prepared to go into the office more often

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Why not just ask for an accommodation to WFH?

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I was thinking about that as an alternative arrangement.

I don’t think that it is a bad idea. Sounds like you are already thinking that the 3 days in office will come up, that would be my only caution over bringing it up. Also trying for the WFH accommodation instead. If you feel like you can do better under other circumstances, I think it is worth it to bring up. However, I have been fortunate to have a fairly supportive workplace, definitely not the case everywhere.

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Why don’t you just give up your office entirely and book the window offices as visiting offices depending on their availability?

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