The woman writes that she still feels “tired, fatigued both mentally and physically.” She also states, "I get out of breath really easily, especially when walking up and down steps a lot.” Telling this to her employer wasn't enough, as they then proceeded to ignore her requests for a less demanding position until she had managed to fully heal and then reprimanded her for struggling to fulfill this role.
One might wonder why she didn't have a doctor's note that detailed the limitations of her return to work, but that's also beside the point. The fact that she made a reasonable request to have it completely ignored shows how inhumanely employers will treat you if they don't have to treat you well.
Stories like this are a grim reminder of the dystopian hellscape in which we currently reside. Nothing is more important to our employers than providing a return of value that exceeds the cost of our employment. Sure, “That's just business,” your employer would, and probably has, happily told you. But when did we stop considering the human factor? We haven't managed to replace nearly as many jobs with AI as we'd been told, so why have we seemingly forgotten to make considerations for personal tragedy and for the moments when black and white fade to grey?
Keep reading to see screenshots of the thread, that was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by Reddit user u/Storm_Veradea.
"Fast forward to this week, and I'm getting told I didn't do my job fast enough when I was put in that shift last week so now I am going to get written up. With the stress of everything else, I just wanted to cry or scream."
via Sam Burriss
via u/Storm_Veradea
via u/Storm_Veradea
via u/Storm_Veradea
via u/Storm_Veradea
For another r/antiwork story, check out this notice that was posted in a break room last week that attempted to limit employees' breaks to approved areas.
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