Would you give a job to someone with Bi-polar disorder

Mint Sauce · 15-12-2010 02:32AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

You say that like you have one.

PM me if that's true.

PM sent.

starbelgrade · 15-12-2010 02:32AM

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

Most of the living people on this list would be good to employ in certain roles, I'd say.

Depends on the job. These would never work out well...

Mel Gibson as a race relations officer.
Paul Gascoine as a bar man.
Kurt Cobain as a gun salesman.
Jean Claude Van Damme as an actor.

tommyhaas · 15-12-2010 02:32AM

Ruu wrote: »

They can go back to their own flippin country! :mad::mad::mad:

tudlytops wrote: »

And what does that have to do with anything????

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_NURTFz-26UI/S_M-m5VqqeI/AAAAAAAABTw/kDnMbdBRzYA/s400/polar-bear-face-palm_thumbnail1.jpg

Elevator · 15-12-2010 02:32AM

@tudlytops or whatever your name is don't you know you're dealing with the largest grouping of mental patients in the country here in after-hours?!?

looking for a decent honest answer here is like trying to find an honest answer from Bertie ahern!!

however to answer your question I would probably do my best for anyone with mental issues as I suffer myself from depression, PTSD and more

tudlytops · 15-12-2010 02:32AM

Goldenegg wrote: »

Bit of a personal question here...

Are you bipolar and preparing for an interview?!?

I was in a support forum and someone there is going for an interview and wanted to know what the opinion is.

i am very open about any of my problems but they aren't so I said I'd ask the question.

Is no more personal then any other disability.

Dudess · 15-12-2010 02:33AM

People are making good-natured jokes - don't know how you picked up what you did from the post about swans. Personally I'm glad the issue is being treated with humour here rather than unrelenting sombre gloominess. And the two people I know who have bipolar disorder would agree - and would welcome it, god knows it's hard enough for them.

Mint Sauce · 15-12-2010 02:33AM

tudlytops wrote: »

like what, i was asked a question, so i asked it here... what with all the smart ass comments.

If I had asked would you give someone in a wheelchair a job, would I have had the some comments.

If you posted it in AH then possibly yes.

starbelgrade · 15-12-2010 02:33AM

tudlytops wrote: »

I was in a support forum and someone there is going for an interview and wanted to know what the opinion is.

i am very open about any of my problems but they aren't so I said I'd ask the question.

Is no more personal then any other disability.

Is it contagious?

tudlytops · 15-12-2010 02:34AM

Elevator wrote: »

@tudlytops or whatever your name is don't you know you're dealing with the largest grouping of mental patients in the country here in after-hours?!?

looking for a decent honest answer here is like trying to find an honest answer from Bertie ahern!!

however to answer your question I would probably do my best for anyone with mental issues as I suffer myself from depression, PTSD and more

Of course mentally ill people with in their majority say yes, i wanted the general public...

its not so hard...

Princess Peach · 15-12-2010 02:34AM

When I first saw the title of this thread I got very angry.

But the responses of the good people here have made me laugh and now I'm calm

tudlytops · 15-12-2010 02:35AM

"however to answer your question I would probably do my best for anyone with mental issues as I suffer myself from depression, PTSD and more"

if for nothing else we know how hard it can be

Sisko · 15-12-2010 02:36AM

Op your misunderstanding the jokes, peoples funny comments are meant to imply how silly your initial question is , not insult or make a joke out of people with mental illness.

To give you an answer, its probably not even an important factor except for maybe very specific types of jobs.

In other words, I don't even think an employer would even consider it as a reason to not employ someone.

But I dunno. I've only ever encountered bi polar people online.

AskMyChocolate · 15-12-2010 02:36AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

I believe that "God's Little Fools" is the more PC terminology.

When did that change? Us polar bears still call them "the busies".

jd007 · 15-12-2010 02:36AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

I don't mind if people are bisexual, but I draw the line at employing polar bears.

mikom wrote: »

I'm in two minds about this.........

Ruu wrote: »

They can go back to their own flippin country! :mad::mad::mad:

This is why you should never ask a serious question in Ah

15-12-2010 02:36AM

tudlytops wrote: »

do you know anything about the Bi-polar condition?

Yes I do. How the hell would an interviewer know that someone is bipolar just by having an interview with them? Unless they asked "do you have a mental illness?"... Are you taking the piss?

tudlytops · 15-12-2010 02:37AM

Princess Peach wrote: »

Ahhh, you must be new :pac:

somewhat, come and go.

Suppose there will be something said about that to.

starbelgrade · 15-12-2010 02:38AM

Sisko wrote: »

I've only ever encountered bi polar people online.

I hear those new bi-polar connections give great download speeds.

Dudess · 15-12-2010 02:38AM

A girl I'm friendly with who has bipolar disorder said employers are concerned about absenteeism all right (and she does have to take sick leave quite often, however I've no doubt not all BP patients do) but that's all.

tudlytops · 15-12-2010 02:38AM

Lia_lia wrote: »

Yes I do. How the hell would an interviewer know that someone is bipolar just by having an interview with them? Unless they asked "do you have a mental illness?"... Are you taking the piss?

because it isn't something they can hide long-term, not even short-term in some cases and if the employer wasn't aware the they just be let go.

Princess Peach · 15-12-2010 02:39AM

tudlytops wrote: »

somewhat, come and go.

Suppose there will be something said about that to.

Ah you're catching on! If that is innuendo, but I'm not sure if you know what that is....

tudlytops · 15-12-2010 02:40AM

Dudess wrote: »

A girl I'm friendly with who has bipolar disorder said employers are concerned about absenteeism all right (and she does have to take sick leave quite often, however I've no doubt not all BP patients do) but that's all.

Yeah some but very few get their meds right to a t, but the maturity will have issues, even if they are not taking time off.

Thing is, would that employer employ someone else with it if presented with the issue.

tudlytops · 15-12-2010 02:42AM

Princess Peach wrote: »

Ah you're catching on! If that is innuendo, but I'm not sure if you know what that is....

Just don't see where do the racist remarks and are you stupid remarks are coming from, they were not called for.

Mint Sauce · 15-12-2010 02:44AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

I hear those new bi-polar connections give great download speeds.

Easier to down load two things at once....

<gets coat>

Johro · 15-12-2010 02:44AM

Actors with bi-polar disorder:

Ned Beatty
Jeremy Brett
Jim Carey
Lisa Nicole Carson
Lindsay Crosby
Eric Douglas
Robert Downey Jr.
Patty Duke
Carrie Fisher
Connie Francis, singer and actress
Shecky Greene, comedian
Linda Hamilton
Moss Hart, actor, director, playright
Mariette Hartley
Margot Kidder
Vivien Leigh
Kevin McDonald, comedian
Kristy McNichols
Burgess Meredith, actor, director
Spike Milligan, comedian, actor and writer
Nicola Pagett
Ben Stiller, actor, director, writer
David Strickland
Lili Taylor
Tracy Ullman
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Robin Williams
Jonathon Winters, comedian

Musicians with bi-polar disorder:

Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
Alohe Jean Burke, musician, vocalist
Rosemary Clooney, singer
DMX Earl Simmons, rapper and actor
Ray Davies
Lenny Dee
Gaetano Donizetti, opera singer
Peter Gabriel
Jimi Hendrix
Kristen Hersh (Throwing Muses)
Phyllis Hyman
Jack Irons
Daniel Johnston
Otto Klemperer, musician, conductor
Oscar Levant, pianist, composer, television
Phil Ochs, musician, political activist, poet
John Ogden, composer, musician
Jaco Pastorius
Charley Pride
Mac Rebennack (Dr. John)
Jeannie C. Riley
Alys Robi, vocalist in Canada
Axl Rose
Nick Traina
Del Shannon
Phil Spector, musician and producer
Sting, Gordon Sumner, musician, composer
Tom Waits, musician, composer
Brian Wilson, musician, composer, arranger
Townes Van Zandt, musician, composer

Also bi-polar were/are Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Graham Greene, Virginia Woolf, Patricia Cornwell, Sylvia Plath, Face Kicker.

tommyhaas · 15-12-2010 02:50AM

Johro wrote: »

Actors with bi-polar disorder:

Ned Beatty
Jeremy Brett
Jim Carey
Lisa Nicole Carson
Lindsay Crosby
Eric Douglas
Robert Downey Jr.
Patty Duke
Carrie Fisher
Connie Francis, singer and actress
Shecky Greene, comedian
Linda Hamilton
Moss Hart, actor, director, playright
Mariette Hartley
Margot Kidder
Vivien Leigh
Kevin McDonald, comedian
Kristy McNichols
Burgess Meredith, actor, director
Spike Milligan, comedian, actor and writer
Nicola Pagett
Ben Stiller, actor, director, writer
David Strickland
Lili Taylor
Tracy Ullman
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Robin Williams
Jonathon Winters, comedian

Are you sure it wasent just that you saw them acting in different roles?

Johro · 15-12-2010 02:56AM

tommyhaas wrote: »

Are you sure it wasent just that you saw them acting in different roles?

Pretty sure yeah. Never heard of half of 'em:D

sheesh · 15-12-2010 02:57AM

Johro wrote: »

Actors with bi-polar disorder:

Ned Beatty
Jeremy Brett
Jim Carey
Lisa Nicole Carson
Lindsay Crosby
Eric Douglas
Robert Downey Jr.
Patty Duke
Carrie Fisher
Connie Francis, singer and actress
Shecky Greene, comedian
Linda Hamilton
Moss Hart, actor, director, playright
Mariette Hartley
Margot Kidder
Vivien Leigh
Kevin McDonald, comedian
Kristy McNichols
Burgess Meredith, actor, director
Spike Milligan, comedian, actor and writer
Nicola Pagett
Ben Stiller, actor, director, writer
David Strickland
Lili Taylor
Tracy Ullman
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Robin Williams
Jonathon Winters, comedian

Musicians with bi-polar disorder:

Ludwig van Beethoven, composer
Alohe Jean Burke, musician, vocalist
Rosemary Clooney, singer
DMX Earl Simmons, rapper and actor
Ray Davies
Lenny Dee
Gaetano Donizetti, opera singer
Peter Gabriel
Jimi Hendrix
Kristen Hersh (Throwing Muses)
Phyllis Hyman
Jack Irons
Daniel Johnston
Otto Klemperer, musician, conductor
Oscar Levant, pianist, composer, television
Phil Ochs, musician, political activist, poet
John Ogden, composer, musician
Jaco Pastorius
Charley Pride
Mac Rebennack (Dr. John)
Jeannie C. Riley
Alys Robi, vocalist in Canada
Axl Rose
Nick Traina
Del Shannon
Phil Spector, musician and producer
Sting, Gordon Sumner, musician, composer
Tom Waits, musician, composer
Brian Wilson, musician, composer, arranger
Townes Van Zandt, musician, composer

Also bi-polar were/are Winston Churchill, Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, Graham Greene, Virginia Woolf, Patricia Cornwell, Sylvia Plath, Face Kicker.

so actors writers and the occasional visionary politician

but what if you are not an actor writer etc

no famous bi polar brain surgeons

Its sort of a mark of genius in creative ciricles

I'm wondering if it would affect your chances in getting a regular job? where being a genius might be a problem. Admin, some technical jobs, everyday jobs.

Princess Peach · 15-12-2010 02:57AM

sheesh wrote: »

so actors writers and the occasional visionary politician

but what if you are not an actor writer etc

no famous bi polar brain surgeons

Its sort of a mark of genius in creative ciricles

I'm wondering if it would affect your chances in getting a regular job? where being a genius might be a problem. Admin, some technical jobs, everyday jobs.

Name one famous brain surgeon right now!

tudlytops · 15-12-2010 03:00AM

I suppose this is exactly why so many people with disabilities are afraid to try to get a job or even ask about it.

mikom · 15-12-2010 03:00AM

Princess Peach wrote: »

Name one famous brain surgeon right now!

Dr Nick.

Would you give a job to someone with Bi-polar disorder

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