The staffer was allegedly fired for poor performance after taking sick leave for anxiety.

Reddit Taken To SF Court for Firing Worker With Anxiety: Lawsuit::A former Reddit staffer was fired for “poor performance” after taking three months of sick leave, a lawsuit filed in San Francisco alleges.

  • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been in a situation similar to this but it wasn’t clearly illegal of my employer. The pandemic exacerbated my depression and anxiety significantly (and unmasked ADHD), so my performance fell considerably. They didn’t take any of that into consideration however.

    Lesson learned – self identify as having a disability. Employers are required by law to ask that, and depression and anxiety are considered disabilities for it. Get it on record so you have a stronger legal case if they do fuck you over.

      • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        It’s tough too when you have different bosses over the years. I had one that was super encouraging and understanding, and she told me she took mental health days too. She even recommended a therapist some of her friends saw – they didn’t turn out to really be what I needed, but I still greatly appreciate the gesture.

        The supervisor I had after that was incredibly sympathetic too. I did open up to him a bit, and he told me that his wife struggled with bipolar. He was super understanding when I said that I wanted to work from home from my family’s place for a while.

        Now that I think about it, my supervisors in general were all pretty great (and millennials/young Gen X). The managers a level up were all pretty great too, and encouraged me to put my health first. The problem was the company policies, and that tied a lot of hands.