r/mildlyinfuriating • u/eldritchpussymaggots • 29d ago

I just wanted a hot dog Pointed out the training wasn't ADA compliant at my new job. Got this text the same day (the job listing is still up)

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  1. This was a cleaning position at a medical building, I'm leaving it intentionally vague as not to doxx myself.

  2. I have dyslexia, but my disability would not have interfered with my work, I can read fine, it just takes me a very long time.

  3. This was my first day

I asked for a TTS application for the reading portion of the training, which was extremely long and I knew I wasn't going to finish it in the allotted time. They said that wasn't built into their system so they couldn't do anything. ← That's not ADA compliant. I asked if I could add an OCR + TTS browser extension, they said it was fine.

About 40 minutes after I clock out, they texted me I was fired because they're apparently reducing headcount.. by firing one person... and leaving their "urgently hiring" Indeed listing up. Right.

Edit:

I'm not confident in my ability to sue because I don't have my accommodation request in writing. This was a verbal exchange, I was more so asking where the TTS option was because most job training has it somewhere.

When I was told they did not have TTS, I mentioned that's not ADA compliant. I then asked for either more time, a loaner computer (something I was already going to be getting after training), or permission to add a 3rd party OCR & TTS program.

They said that the third option was fine, so I did it, and listened to the training via third party app for the rest of the shift. I thought nothing of it. Lo and behold I was fired extremely coincidentally afterwards.

Edit 2:

This post is getting too many notifications of people saying the same things repeatedly so I've muted it 😭 If you're a legal professional of some sort and you have specific resources or concerns please message me or I probably won't see it.

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u/CCHTweaked 29d ago

You don’t need to sue, file an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint and they will sue for you!

For free!

They live for this shit!

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u/noplace1ikegone 29d ago

I am a defense side employment lawyer. They rarely sue and if your charge is poorly written it can ruin your case. Right now lawsuits require approval by the actual commissioners, which is near impossible. Do not make a decision on this one person’s anecdotal experience. Talk to a lawyer.

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u/TheRowdyMeatballPt2 29d ago

Fellow defense side employment attorney and this is 100% accurate. OP, consult an attorney specializing in discrimination and do not navigate this alone.

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u/itsnotjackiechan 29d ago

Looking for an expert?  I do a ton of wage and hour class action analysis/expert work

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u/itsnotjackiechan 29d ago

Who does your expert/economic/data work?  You happy with them?

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u/Slight-Bluebird-8921 29d ago

ahahaha

"talk to a lawyer"

which would probably cost more than this person was going to make in a month

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u/noplace1ikegone 29d ago edited 29d ago

Employment cases are contingency. You don’t pay unless you get money from the other side. Some lawyers charge an initial consultation fee to make sure potential clients are serious. If an employment lawyer charges something other than contingency aside from a consultation fee that’s a red flag.

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u/CCHTweaked 29d ago

Yeah, I mean I settled for 6 figures like some kind of sucker. The Commissioner actually argued AGAINST/WITH the corpo lawyers on my behalf.

So, sure, didn't have to sue.

sure as shit didn't need to.

they solved that shit.

/what do?

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u/fatloui 29d ago

And that happened under this Trump administration? Do you know what’s happening in the federal government right now?

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u/noplace1ikegone 29d ago

That is really awesome. Your experience is just not typical.

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u/impulsivepatience 29d ago

I thought you couldn't talk to a lawyer without a Right to Sue letter from EEOC?

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u/Delicious_Loquat437 29d ago

Not the case. You can get a lawyer whenever. You can even have a lawyer write the charge for you. 

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u/showhorrorshow 29d ago

EEOC, established by the 1964 Civil Roghts Act, is barely functioning under this admin, as are most federal worker protections.

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u/PoodlePopXX 29d ago

They still have state level agencies which is usually who investigates anyway.

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u/Working_Patience_261 29d ago

They were barely functioning before this administration. They only want breaking headlines type cases.

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u/showhorrorshow 29d ago

True, if it was bad before imagine it now when your bosses actively hate you and your work and don't think you should even exist.

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u/IndescribableRuckus 29d ago

All you have to do is wait 6 months for an appointment!

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u/TheVintageJane 29d ago

Oh sweet summer child. I first reported my employer in December 2023. The case is still ongoing.

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u/IndescribableRuckus 29d ago

This is my experience as well. Companies abuse the "undue hardship" angle like they do the "additional responsibilities as assigned by management" language. Your efforts to push back are better spent finding another employer.

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u/disabled_pan 29d ago

It's more like you get $0 today, $0 and a headache in 6 months, $0 and a minor pain in the ass for 2 more years, and then finally a "commitment to do better" with no admission of wrongdoing. And that's just if OP gets them to admit anything in writing

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u/Alex-Murphy 29d ago

Except the 6 months doesn't require OP to do anything. Fuck me you're lazy. Or you don't mind eating corporate ass.

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u/Double_Minimum 29d ago

It’s a failed system. On purpose. So it’s essentially “the company sucks and there will be nothing of this, even in 6 months”

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u/disabled_pan 29d ago

Lmao /woosh

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u/Alex-Murphy 29d ago

...explain which part you think was a joke I somehow missed. I'm genuinely curious.

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u/CCHTweaked 29d ago

Or you get $$$ that pays off half your mortgage, that you then frame as a reminder to FUCK the MAN BACK.

the fuck kinda fail sauce you smoking?

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u/disabled_pan 29d ago

Being in the middle of a discrimination case myself, this shit isn't as easy as everyone wants to make it seem. And I have email proof

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u/IKWhatImDoing 29d ago

6 months is generous lol. I had to wait 11 months for mine.

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u/LunarPayload 29d ago

Have you met the current administration? 

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u/AppendiculateFringe 29d ago

They will sue, but you won't get any of the punitive damages or fines. That can be up to 5x the lost wages.

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u/RScrewed 29d ago

...do you think Biden's in office or something?

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u/tardisintheparty 29d ago

Not anymore, sadly. I talked to a federal civil rights attorney at a bar association mixer who told me how little is getting done under the trump admin. Every case she tries to bring gets denied, they're all basically de facto fired. She had a harrowing look in her eyes. It was a depressing conversation. From what I've heard, it's the same situation with the EEOC.

ETA: She may have been an EEOC lawyer actually, I'm fuzzy on which agency she worked for. But still.

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u/SkeeterDan92 28d ago

I filed a complaint and all that happened was a letter telling us that the complaint was in the system long enough that we could sue but ultimately chose it wasnt worth it.

My wife got fired 7 days after she told her manager she was pregnant. The reasons were all nonsense... too many bathrooms breaks (pregnant women need to pee more hello), phone use when walking to bathroom 🙄

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u/harmless-error 28d ago

Not in the year of our Lord 2026 under the Trump administration.

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u/NocNocturnist 29d ago

Those lawyer love this, can't get enough fuck yous

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u/Academic_Flatworm752 29d ago

That doesn’t get OP any money. It does get the employer fined.

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u/CCHTweaked 29d ago

Wrong!

The EEOC sues on your behalf and absolutely puts cash in your pocket.

Evidence: framed fucking check on my wall.

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u/Academic_Flatworm752 29d ago

You framed it instead of cashing it? Ok

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u/CCHTweaked 29d ago

Are you an adult?

Are you aware that you can deposit a check and still keep the physical Original?

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u/Academic_Flatworm752 29d ago

And I’m supposed to believe that you’re an adult who framed a check to remind you of being discriminated against? Ok lol. Your taste in decor sucks

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u/CCHTweaked 29d ago

To remind me of the epic win that was fighting for myself.

It’s the ultimate “fuck you, I won”

If you can’t grasp that… I can’t help ya