Employee commits suicide after MongoDB fired her during mental health leave

Re:Employee commits suicide after MongoDB fired her during m... by xvxvx on Saturday December 27, 2025 @05:39PM (#46406117)

From their site: 'Employee mental health and wellbeing is another core focus at MongoDB. It’s important for us to help break the stigma around mental health and provide our employees with the support they need, especially at work. We are dedicated to providing our employees with valuable tools to face all of life’s challenges and offer mental health programs that provide confidential assistance from qualified professionals.'

https://www.mongodb.com/company/blog/culture/employee-benefi...

Never trust this horseshit!

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Re:Employee commits suicide after MongoDB fired her during m... by emerongi on Saturday December 27, 2025 @07:04PM (#46406884)

All public culture documents are bullshit. It always comes down to your direct manager and what they believe in.

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Re:Employee commits suicide after MongoDB fired her during m... by nineteen999 on Monday December 29, 2025 @02:02AM (#46418151)

And whether they have stones or not, or whether their manager is a bully, and so on and so on ...

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Re:Employee commits suicide after MongoDB fired her during m... by citizenpaul on Sunday December 28, 2025 @02:06AM (#46409089)

I worked at a smallish startup where on the wall behind reception in huge raised letters. The owner had installed "company values" like trust accountability, ect. It was referred to internally as the "wall of lies" rather thab reception or lobby. The owner was a total sociopath.

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Re:Employee commits suicide after MongoDB fired her during m... by strix_mahalo on Wednesday December 31, 2025 @02:56PM (#46447682)

"Employee mental health and wellbeing is another core focus at MongoDB"

Loophole. Fire them, they're not employees, we don't have to care about them.

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