I notice a lot of people use terms like “psychotic” or “psychopath” as insults and negative descriptions on here. These are clinical terms that are used to describe real people with difficulties, not boogeymen! I don’t disagree with the sentiment that these people are doing wrong, but if you wouldn’t use the r-slur or “autistic” as an insult (which you shouldn’t) then you shouldn’t use these words either. And I get the idea of calling someone delusional, but take care that you don’t just mean “I disagree with them.” Though by posting on neurodiverse I imagine I’m preaching to the choir.
Sincerely, a casual schizoaffective disorder haver.
This one sucks, and I personally struggle with it surprisingly often. Ableism is the most common where I work, but of course these coworkers smuggle in other shit too. It’s hard to find the line of correcting coworkers vs protecting your job (right to work state, so of course employment never feels entirely secure). That being said, I have had pretty decent luck with a few more senior people at my current job, there’s just a lot of pushback on anything they do not immediately understand. Still don’t feel comfortable enough to unmask around these people or be out at work by any means, but there is that sliver of a silver lining.
Right to work is a crime against humanity, full stop. I live in a slightly more civilized country where that would be absolutely unthinkable to put into law and is SUPER illegal to practice. Co-workers being ableist etc and management allowing it or worse participating is something you could report to the labor board because in a normal place a right to work means that you are protected from discrimination on the job from co-workers and especially employers. Your boss catches shit from the government and probably gets fined and you’re basically immune from being fired after because if it could be linked to being retaliatory in any way, that’s even worse. Instead you’ll just get your hours cut down to next to nothing so you have to quit. To legally fire someone there needs to be written cause and certain causes are protected from immediate termination and require a written warning and then a repeat of whatever violation. Now, a LOT of people here don’t know their rights and haven’t read the labor code, but we are covered for that stuff.
that’s still fucked tho and is “constructive dismissal”
My job is surprisingly in a good place with that stuff right now. That hasn’t been the case most o the time I’ve been there though. If it was bad enough, we say something to management. Sometimes I just have to let it roll off my back though. That doesn’t mean I partake, but I tell myself “they’re the one being shitty. Just because it hits my ears doesn’t make me complicit”. I wish we lived in a world where we could stand up every time, but that’s just not how people are in the US.
It seems to be trending better though