"No one on the sidelines!"

As Occupational Assessor , I visit a lot of different companies and I actually like that the most about my job. All the different companies and different people. From beautiful family businesses, big dairy giants, farmers, gardeners and notary offices to banks or insurance companies. Everywhere we come in and get to see how a company works and what their employees do. Often an extensive tour follows and much and proudly is told about the work and work processes. What I like most is the similarity and that is the pride owners have about their business.

Working from home

For a large client, I came to an employee's home as an AD. The employee was unable to travel and drive a car. There was an impairment for transportation. However, the employee in question again worked 75% from home. He logged in in the morning and did much of his work that way. As a payroll administrator, he was able to log in from home just fine and through the mail he was able to continue to do his job well. He made sure that everyone got their wages paid neatly on time.

Occupational health not a problem at first glance; employee resumed at 75% of his own work with ditto wage value. Because the first year was up and the individual had not yet fully resumed, a Occupational health assessment was initiated anyway. Because there was a travel restriction, I met with the individual at his home, after meeting the employer extensively at the office and taking a tour of the employer's modern, automated warehouse.

No solution

At employee's home, I found a lonely man who was no longer taking good care of himself and his surroundings. The house and resident looked somewhat neglected. The conversation was only briefly about work and then at length about how the employee had ended up in the current situation and what he thought about it. He indicated that he was very annoyed with the situation but saw no more solution himself.

The advice was to help the person rebuild in his own work in the office. This was a step for him, but it worked out. He even dared to ride in the car to the office. The blockage to transportation was mostly mental. In confidence, after approval from the person concerned, I told part of the story to the immediate supervisor. The latter, along with some colleagues, suggested that I go and help the person concerned.

Shoulders out

The colleagues initiated a major clean-up and cleaning at the individual's home over a weekend. After a relatively short build-up in his own work, he eventually resumed 100% in his own activities and was brought out of isolation by the clean-up and cleaning action of his colleagues.

No one on the sidelines!