Don't beat yourself up about these situations when they present themselves. Just be straight forward, no excuses, admit you made a mistake, openly apologize - with others around it's even better - and if you feel the need, ask for forgiveness at the same time.

At some point it will become so obvious dealing with whatever symptoms affect your work, questions will be asked and need to be addressed.

I left a highly stressful position, took a 50% cut in pay to take a "less stressful" job. That didn't work because I ended up working even harder for less money totally defeating my original purpose. I learned for me it was a "Catch 22."

Agree with all the above. Good call on the "Catch 22" as well.

Catch, all kidding aside, "To Err Is Human". You said you have an employer who's been accommodating. That's more than can be said for oh, 90%+ of the jobs on the market. Truthfully.

I'd hate to see you in a position where you leave your current situation (where you can work with your employer, in my opinion, with the errors being made to find a solution that works well for you both), only to take a possible pay cut and end up under the pinky finger of an unaccommodating, unsympathetic employer/boss.

Don't trust those rogues either... just because an employer says they're understanding is often a pretty facade to lure in employees, only to then turn on the spotlights and let the real show play out.

You mention about the notes getting lost and such Catch.. perhaps a portable electronic device that you can use as a 'diary' or notepad may be more suitable than pen & paper? Heck... I lose stuff I write down on paper all the time, but I don't loose stuff that I put on my sticky notes or notepad on the PCs.

Thinking of you

HaHaHa!!! Catch-22...good one Craig..

i wonder if your neuro could refer you for some cognitive therapy of some sort.
i'm thinking of something to teach you how to deal with your forgetfullness in such a way that you'd make less mistakes.

i've read about it before. i don't know if it's occupational tx or not. darn, i can't remember.

I actually went through cognitive training over a year ago. It helped some, taught me some tricks, but nothing earthshatteringly new. I also did some additional online memory training for about 6 months. I've done everything I can think of, like I said, I now record my bosses dictation to me. I do the task according to my notes, then listen to the tape and make sure I go it all. Now I work even more slowly. I have not found a way to compensate for complete blanks in my memory. I'm having more difficulty focusing on conversations, I forget the subject during the discussion. With co-workers and friends, its not so bad, I just bow out gracefully and silently, but when I blank on my boss it is serious problem.

My neuro said there is full disability and partial. If I got a partial disability, meaning I can't do this job, but I can take a low level job at lower rate of pay and the DI will help me cover expenses? But I don't imagine it works like that. I've been on the SSDI site and it doesn't discuss full and partial DI (at least not that I've found.) Can I get a medium level part time job? The site says you can work while on DI, some sort of Work Incentive program, but I'm not clear on what that is.

there should be a local soc sec office in your area. you could call them to get an answer to your Q.

the thing with ssdi is that it takes so darn long to get it.
i waited about 18 mos by the time it was all said and done.

I know the ADA laws are very specific on what they can do to help some one maintain their job. I don't know who to contact though except and ADA lawyer.