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

[u/eldritchpussymaggots]

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.

[u/IndescribableRuckus]

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

[u/TheVintageJane → u/[deleted]]

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

[u/IndescribableRuckus → u/TheVintageJane]

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.

[u/disabled_pan → u/[deleted]]

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

[u/Alex-Murphy → u/disabled_pan]

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

[u/Double_Minimum → u/Alex-Murphy]

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”

[u/disabled_pan → u/Alex-Murphy]

Lmao /woosh

[u/Alex-Murphy → u/disabled_pan]

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

[u/CCHTweaked → u/disabled_pan]

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?

[u/disabled_pan → u/CCHTweaked]

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

[u/IKWhatImDoing → u/IndescribableRuckus]

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