Disclosing illness to your colleagues
Thursday January 14 2021
Summary
Researcher Nicole Gillespie places staff decisions about workplace disclosure of personal information down to the levels of trust that employees feel in their workmates and bosses.
I remember sitting at the 2019 USIU-Africa graduation ceremony immediately after I learned of my diagnosis with the deadly malignant melanoma form of cancer and that I would have aggressive surgery the next week. I could not even concentrate, I could not even hear the names of my students being called, and I could certainly not interact with the joyous members of the community enjoying the day and their important milestone.