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Right like bring up an accommodation when it's something you do not have that you need. Bringing up something you were already doing successfully is just doing too much. Save your goodwill points for stuff you need help from the manager to gain access to.
I'm definitely still learning to ask for accommodations, because apparently asking them to understand that I'm more mistake prone for admin stuff is not an accommodation. In future roles, I'll either install AHK on my own, or request IT to give it to me as an accommodation from the start.
The manager is probably a lost cause. According to another colleague, they were actually expected to do marketing work on top of the admin as part of their role when they first were hired, only to really hate it after they joined and somehow their boss just accepted that and left the marketing manager to handle everything solo...
Sometimes people get away with shortcomings, other time they don't.
I recommend using portable apps on usb when IT doesn't let you install programs. Not sure if AHK has a portable version.
But part of masking for me is to avoid needing to ask for things that will raise eyebrows.
Not really, due to what they need to be able to run I think.
That being said, IT security is fairly high here. We also had to get special permission to plug in USBs.