Ask HN: Non-US Fired after bipolar depression shared with HR. Can they fire me?

Re:Ask HN: Non-US Fired after bipolar depression shared with... by tptacek on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @04:46PM (#26007262)

If you really want to keep this issue going you should talk to a lawyer, but just for what it's worth (I'm not a lawyer) them "knowing" probably doesn't matter as much as whether or not you asked for specific accommodations for your communications problems, disclosing to them the medical reason for asking for them.

There's a lot of reasons to think this is a long-shot:

(a) You're non-US and abroad, so the ADA doesn't apply to you

(b) You're probably a contractor and not an employee

I think it's worth talking to a pro about this, but it's not worth spending a lot of money pursuing it, mostly because of (a). If you were a US resident, I'd say (b) and (c) are hurdles low enough that you could plausibly shake a settlement loose, but (a) is a very high hurdle.

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Re:Ask HN: Non-US Fired after bipolar depression shared with... by bed99 on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @05:58PM (#26008209)

Yeah, I am most likely moving on ASAP. Luckily medication which I started a week ago is already working and I feel way better. That's what I disclosed to them, asked for 30 days to see if my medication helps me stabilize (already doing so) and didn't gave a fuck.

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Re:Ask HN: Non-US Fired after bipolar depression shared with... by tptacek on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @06:22PM (#26008492)

I'm glad things are working out. Mental health crises are a motherfucker of a problem and the way our industry treats them is its own clownfire. Based just on what you've said about your situation: it looks like you were mistreated. I'm glad you've found treatment --- it's hard enough to get that far! --- I know lots of people who it's helped a very great deal. I wish you the best of luck.

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Re:Ask HN: Non-US Fired after bipolar depression shared with... by bed99 on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @08:49PM (#26009655)

Thank you too. Luckily Lamictal and a little of Prozac plus therapy is doing magic. It was sad when they said in my face just they wouldn’t wait and believe I can‘t change.

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