Today, i had to explain to two different adults that being illiterate is a valid reason to fire them. I have absolutely no idea how they were hired in the first place. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, the people who gave me no training or instruction on how to do my job tried to fire me, because asking for clarification apparently means I'm incompetent. FML
Today, I got fired from my job. When I asked why, all that was said to me was, "We don't have to disclose that information, but you did nothing wrong. It's just not working out." FML
Today, despite filling all the parameters for a model employee and being praised by multiple people over the time I was working, I was fired because a client complained to my manager that I didn't seem to know what I was doing. FML
Today, I was fired on my second day of work after a year and a half of unemployment. Apparently, my "tendency to solve problems instead of just accepting them made the other workers uneasy". FML
Today, a former employee is claiming he was fired because of his race. He was fired for not telling us he's a special needs adult who flunked out of school in the fourth grade. FML
Today, I was accused of racism for mentioning that a Native American woman in my neighborhood is illiterate. She's a special needs adult waiting for an opening in a group home, I only mentioned she was illiterate because people couldn't figure it out and were upset that she couldn't read the notes they were leaving. FML
Today, I was let go at work. About 2 years ago, we had hired an eager-to-learn "assistant" for me. When they canned me, they let me know that I should've trained him faster so I could've been fired sooner. FML
Today, on my second shift at my job, I was fired for “ruining the communication of coworkers” AKA I don’t speak Spanish. This was known before I was hired and I live in California. FML
Today, I got fired from my new job on my first day. Why? Because I'm 19 and company policy says you have to be 21. But they can't ask how old you are. FML
Today I was fired from my job. They fired me because they couldn't work around my college schedule. The only reason they hired me was because they were looking for college students and without a job I can't go back to school. FML
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RichardPencil 32
I guess it depends on the job. Dish washer, no; copy editor, yes. I can see you getting sued for discriminating against people with dyslexia.
legalgravethief 8
Ahh Canada, yeah you would have gotten in major trouble here in the UK, can’t sack people for disabilities
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RichardPencil 32
I guess it depends on the job. Dish washer, no; copy editor, yes. I can see you getting sued for discriminating against people with dyslexia.
legalgravethief 8
Ahh Canada, yeah you would have gotten in major trouble here in the UK, can’t sack people for disabilities
Earl_KarmasBitch 36
Illiteracy isn't a disability.
Hangryko 32
Seems the hiring team didn't want to get sued for ableism and discrimination. Enjoy your lawsuits.
Jesse Duff 15
your company loves the uneducated
Doom_Kitty 14
It's so much easier instead of helping them, huh?
Nathan Potgieter 6
It is not the responsibility of your work to teach you how to read. Your parents should have taught you