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!

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!

Lawsuit!!!

Ummm number 44, even tho I'm sure you love to show of your expanded vocabulary, a syllabus is a description of a college course :) a syllabyl on theother hand is what I think you meant. OP fyl and ftb. **** THAT BITCH throw ur juice at her next time

I've worked in HR. You medical history is completely personal and does not have to be pointed out before getting a job. If the OP had pointed out she had hypoglycemia it might have cost her the job. Anyone that says she should have told the interviewer doesnt understand that even a minor medical problem could keep you from getting a job though it is (in this state at least) illegal for a company to not hire someone because of a medical condition they still try to because of insurance and other things. She explained she would faint and that should have been enough. But I will agree a little on the fact that before she fainted, she had to feel it coming on (getting dizzy). At that point she should have spoken up and said 'I really need the juice or I will pass out now'. Then if she didnt get the juice and passed out she could sue. I have a medical problem and if I told an interviewer then there would be no way they would hire me. Only after getting hired do I tell anyone and that is only the HR manager of the company so they know what to expect. They cant fire me for it but they can not give me the job if I mention it beforehand.

ingesting juice gives you answers to the test, DUH.

I don't understand why you didn't tell her about your medical condition. Yes, it is your personal business, but if they need to alter the rules of a test (which apparently state that you can't have juice) for you, they need a better reason than "I'll faint". If you were diabetic, would you not expect to have to explain what you were doing if you needed to inject insulin during the test? Of course you care about your privacy and want to protect it, but in some situations you have to accept you'll need to tell people about your health issues, otherwise they won't know that their behaviour might endanger you. However, having said that, the test organisation seems utterly weird. Firstly, didn't they check when you were going in that you didn't have anything disallowed? That would have allowed you to explain quietly to the test leader then, rather than putting you in the undeniably awkward situation of having to speak up about your condition in front of a silent room of people if you wanted your juice back. When you were put on the spot like that, I completely understand your unwillingness to go into details. Also, I have seen people faint before and it is very obvious that something is wrong before it happens. Why didn't anybody notice you were getting ill? And for the woman to say you were faking after you'd collapsed is just bizarre. Hope you're all right.

SUE HER. And 129, No.

Drop kick her and fight for your juice back. Never take a mans juice away from him.

Sue.

The ability to communicate effectively, FTW. This is both an FML (because she decided to play elementary school teacher and confiscate a bottle of juice), and a YDI (because you could have explained it far more effectively, and/or discussed the issue with the workplace beforehand). That being said, in a similar situation I would have simply refused to give it to her and told her flat out I needed it for medical reasons and if she had a problem with that it could be discussed in private at a later time. If she protested beyond that, I would find work elsewhere. I would never want to work for a bunch of people who treat their employees like children.

#107 - What are you talking about? Medics giving insulin to a hypoglycemic patient?? Assuming if the patient has diabetes their issue is they are hypERglycemic?? First off, we have glucometers. We're not idiots. If we suspect it's a diabetic issue, we check a BGL. And secondly, most paramedics don't carry insulin. All we do for someone who is hypERglycemic is give fluids. (Unless of course there's another issue going on.) We don't just walk into a room and go "That patient looks like he's in CHF. Let's stick him on CPAP and give him some lasix and nitro" without getting a history, listening to lung sounds, and doing an assessment. So we're not going to walk in, see the patient is a diabetic and assume the issue is their sugar is high, not low. And besides, the majority of the time, the issue is hypoglycemia, so if there really was a stupid medic who didn't check a BGL, they'd most likely give sugar before anything else.