• wise_pancake@lemmy.ca
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    2 months ago

    I’ve had this happen to me when I disclosed I needed time off for mental health issues.

    Never again.

    This isn’t even satire, the company I was at had a whole mental health campaign at the time.

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      2 months ago

      Sounds like you may have a wrongful dismissal case under the disabilities act… If you have a union rep or pro bono attorney available, it might be worth pursuing for real

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        2 months ago

        Non union company, and the excuse used was that I was “unreliable”.

        I wasn’t dismissed, I was just passed over for promotions and projects, exactly like this satirical article. Ended up leaving for a much higher paying job anyway.

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      Happening right now. Immunocompromised infant in the ICU. Company leaders last week while in ER and hospital admission: “what can we do for you; anything you need; what do you need?” This week, now that we know our needs: “yeah, remote work doesn’t fit our culture.”

      I’m in I.T. Fuck me for wanting to keep my kid from dying from a common cold.

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          Thanks. We’ll manage; I’ll walk in masked, and don gloves if anyone hands me a device. There’s a strong anti-mask, anti-vaccination ethos around here. I’ll be a pain in the ass.