Today, I took a test as part of a job requirement. I took a sip from a bottle of juice, and the lady leading the test gave me a warning. I tried to explain that if I didn't, I would faint. She took the bottle and hid it. 15 minutes later I collapsed. She thought I was faking. I'm hypoglycemic. FML
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Shadic 0
Wow. One on hand, you really should have said "I'm hypoglycemic," instead of just saying that you would faint. But on the other.. Taking juice away on a job test from somebody that claims that they'd faint... She should be getting in trouble for that. Hope you got the job!
crowdish 0
wtf? what a bitch! well maybe now they'll give you the job because they feel so bad. that is if you still want it!
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aztec37 0
shoulda had a note from the doctor. fyl. and ydi.
Puolukka 4
The OP probably didn't bring up hypoglycemia because they thought the woman wouldn't know what it means. A lot of people can't even tell the difference between hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia...as can be seen in some of the comments on this FML...and if the OP constantly deals with people who don't know what hypoglycemia is, they probably got used to explain it in simple terms.
grungecat 0
Hit her!
tokari 0
Trust me - lots of people have no idea what hypoglycemia is. When I was in high school, we had a test on a day when the teacher caught the flu and took the day off. Because of the timing of the class, the teacher let me drink OJ so I wouldn't feel woozy during the class. Substitute teacher had never heard of hypoglycemia and threatened to give me a zero if I didn't "cooperate" by dumping my OJ (after I even offered to call the nurse to verify that having it was a good idea, as I had been diagnosed by fainting in the middle of class 2 months earlier). 25 minutes in, I fell out of my desk, and apparently I laid there for a good 5 minutes before the teacher decided that I wasn't playing. Fortunately, most people are reasonable. Unfortunately, it's the ones that aren't that make life miserable. Don't be afraid to stand up for yourself, because no one else will. I've never had someone before or since outright refuse to accommodate in any way.
Sleepwalker418 0
#100-Bamboo99, You're a idiot. If the OP had a bracelet that said he had diabetes and fainted, the medics would get there, misdiagnose him and give him insulin that could possibly kill him.
itsnotfair 0
maybe 15 minutes without juice wouldn't make most hypoglycemic people faint, but the stress of the test could have made the symptoms far worse, plus the added anxiety she felt when the juice was taken away from her
Daaniellee1234 8
Uhmm, is hypoglycemic the same thing as diabetes?
mollyjynxjax 28
No
Bryan_Z 0
I hope that dumbass gets fired.
StarGirl11 0
#100. The OP probably did include it in their somewhere. The thing is most likely the proctor doesn't have access to that sort of information since the proctor probably isn't the person that interviewed the OP initially (I am purely guessing this how it works, correct me if I'm wrong, I'm still in school and haven't had a job yet). Not that this excuses the proctor in any shape or form. Also to anyone who is saying that she should have just said it. Having my own issues over the years I can kind of understand the want not to have to come right out and say it. Its a pain and it gets really hard to have to explain it over and over again to a person (like why you still have to drink liquids during class even two months after surgery). To the OP. That is seriously ****** up. Hope everything works out.
TryToBeKind 0
I think that's a reasonable accommodation but you do need to tell people ahead of time. Or, you could drink your juice earlier or eat something with sugar earlier so yo uwon't have that problem.