There are two strong reasons to keep a work journal.

• If your employer discriminates against you, it is not likely there will be a smoking gun that proves the discrimination. Instead it becomes a question of proof. Proof can be very difficult.  Even if there are witnesses, people who witness something at work may be reluctant to testify on your behalf. They know it can hurt their job status or career.
• If you keep notes about how your health condition or treatment affect your job, you make it more likely you will be considered to be "disabled" if you ever want to stop work because of your health.

A work journal does not take a lot of time to keep. Unlike a daily diary, you only need to make notes when:

• You think something happened that could be considered to discrimination against you because of your health condition or seemed like evidence of possible discrimination. 
• Something good happens at work such as your boss says something like "good job" or you get a good performance review
• Your health condition affects your ability do to your work.

Keep your journal in a safe place - away from prying eyes.

How to keep a work journal, what to include in it, and where to store your journal are discussed in other sections of this document.

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