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    My present job is as the R&D department. Just me.

Every time I have seen a difficult-to-work-with or autistic person told to be a 1-man R&D department (3 jobs), it has been a way for managers to get that person out of the critical path, limit their communication with others, and allow for them to be the first one let go in a layoff since they are not in a directly revenue-facing role.

I’m sure it’s nice for the person too, but it’s less of an accommodation and more of a sign they would get rid of you if the paperwork overhead was lower.