Although laws have be implemented to prevent the disabled from being discriminated in the work forces, it is inevitable that they will get judged when working, mostly because of their granted exceptions when working. For example, less responsibility, better working hours, etc.
In this article from the Globe and Mail, a worker recently disclosed their disability, and noticed that their manager has been acting differently around them. Even though their manager did not do anything to affect their work, they noticed that their manager’s attitude towards them has changed. The manager seem to have looked down on them even though they haven’t been doing anything wrong. The manager has been making negative comments about their performance after they knew that the employee has a disability.
Why is it so hard to treat disabled workers the same as normal workers? I understand that sometimes you will have to work around the employee’s disability, like giving them more flexible hours, but does that mean that the employee has a easier job? Does that mean that the employee is working any less harder than any other employees in the company? I think that managers should look at an employee’s performance on neutral grounds based on their actual level of performance instead of already having a judgement on their performance beforehand. All employees should be treated fairly based on what they can do, not what they cannot do.