Our beloved, irreplaceable daughter Annie should’ve been celebrating her 30th birthday this week. Instead, we’re left marking that milestone without her -- remembering all that she was and grieving… | Greg Surman | 264 comments
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Our beloved, irreplaceable daughter Annie should’ve been celebrating her 30th birthday this week. Instead, we’re left marking that milestone without her -- remembering all that she was and grieving all that should have been. Annie died by suicide last year, after being fired by MongoDB while she was on disability leave. Yesterday, we filed a legal complaint against MongoDB, seeking accountability for Annie’s wrongful termination and wrongful death. The complaint alleges as follows: Annie was on leave receiving intensive mental health treatment when MongoDB demanded her immediate return to work. She asked for an extension to complete her treatment, or at the least a short period to consult with her medical providers about whether and how she might be able to return to work before the treatment was completed. Instead, MongoDB terminated her health insurance and then fired her in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the New York State and City Human Rights Laws. Shortly afterward, Annie took her own life. An extension of Annie’s leave would have cost MongoDB nothing. We made it clear that they did not need to pay her or hold her job open for her. We just asked them not to fire her while she was in such a vulnerable state, as we feared that would result in tragedy. We just wanted a little more time to get her stabilized. We understand MongoDB may have told some of Annie’s colleagues that she quit. That is not true. MongoDB fired her. We’re pursuing this case to set the record straight and to help ensure that powerful companies like MongoDB do not continue to violate the rights of their employees. | 264 comments on LinkedIn
    • VitoRobles@lemmy.todayEnglish
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      5 days ago

      This is always what bothered me about being American.

      We protest on convenient days because most people can’t be bothered on work days.

      • baggachipz@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        10·
        5 days ago

        Without work, we lose our job. Without job, no healthcare or house or food or any kind of assistance. No unions to really speak of and no safety net. System has us by the balls.

        They say 36 hours without food causes total upheaval, it seems like that is what will be necessary for an acute change.

    • Jessvj93@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 days ago

      It’s been in planning for awhile, but mostly the wait is for getting more workplaces in the US unionized to participate. Imo, we would need to convince key industries that could actually shut down the United States, it would be like: airline pilots/stewardesses, truck drivers, railroad workers, teachers, natural gas/electric workers, and health care workers. I don’t know how progress is going, but even just 3 of those groups would be enough to cause a halt in what’s, best case scenario, a more fragile administration.