Hey y’all. I am at wits end with HR at my workplace. I work for a community college that often brags about being a top ranked place to work in the state (Texas). Recently we’ve been forced to return to the office full time, which wasn’t the case when I was hired. The commute led to a drastic uptick in anxiety and I’ve had panic attacks in traffic on my way to and from the office. I submitted an ADA accommodation request, filled out by my psychiatrist requesting to be allowed to work remotely. Today my boss and his boss met with HR about my request and afterwards I was told that I am no longer allowed to wfh the 2 days a week they previously told me that I could. My boss explained that remote work has not been approved by HR and so I am expected to come into the office daily.
I emailed HR to ask for follow up and expect to hear back later this week. This doesn’t seem to be an official denial of my request, but it’s confusing to me. As I push for an accommodation, with the proper medical documentation, they are doing the opposite and further restricting my work.
I am searching for new jobs but am not in a position to quit this one without something else lined up. Does anyone have advice for how to approach this? Does this count as retaliation by my employer?
Any advice is appreciated.