Reflecting on how this applies to the tech industry, IME we're still very behind in accommodating those with chronic illnesses and disabilities. The 40-hour work week is still, on the whole, the minimum expectation across many FAANG-like companies. If falling ill during tenure, such companies ~generally seem receptive and supportive. But if you try to join such companies when you are already chronically ill or disabled, and ask for part-time working arrangements or reactive flexibility (e.g. I only have X spoons today so I can't work as much, but I can work a little ["semi-sick day"]), it's much much harder. Nowadays I only have about 2-3 hours of cognitive time per day. After that I need to lie down and do nothing. It seems so unfair that entire swathes of competent individuals are implicitly sidelined because of their illnesses or disabilities.
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Strongly agreed! It doesn't just seem unfair, it is unfair.
I also think that there's much more celebration of "overcoming" disability or illness, rather than the much more sustainable (and difficult!) practice of changing your work patterns and lifestyle to live within your daily allotment of spoons.