Notes on disclosure at work

Disclosure is a series of small decisions, not one announcement. A framework for deciding how much, to whom, and when.

Disclosure is usually discussed as a single decision with two options. In practice it is a sequence of much smaller decisions, most of which are reversible, and a few of which are not.

Four separate questions

What do you want to change about how you work?
Does that change require anyone to know why?
If it does, who is the smallest number of people who need to know?
What happens to that information after you leave the job?

Many adjustments — a fixed desk, written agendas, no unannounced calls — can be requested as preferences and granted without explanation. Start there, because it is reversible.

What I do not advise on

I am not a lawyer and this is not employment-law advice. If you are in a dispute, or the request is being used against you, get proper legal advice first.

This guide is free to copy, print, and forward, including to schools and clinicians. If a section is wrong or unclear, tell me and I will change it — hello@glideslope.practice.