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I’m sad that one of my friends just was let go from the same company I work for. I know that he shouldn’t get special treatment for being autistic,

Posted by Qale Sep 25 '19, 09:46

But man it certainly does suck getting let go for mis-reading schedules.

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That angers me to hear. -- nm - David Sep 25, 09:50 10
- I mean, I get it. No call, no show is right up there with theft as one of the worst things you can do. But knowing he’s on the spectrum relatively - Qale Sep 25, 09:55 8
  - Given the situation, there's no way I'd immediately fire for occurence number 1. - Strongbad, Champ Champ Sep 25, 10:23
  - Seems to me they are lacking a reasonable accommodation for this type of situation. -- nm - znufrii Sep 25, 09:56 6
    - You hire the guy knowing what his deal is, you would think so. And it’s just this. His performance is not in question. -- nm - Qale Sep 25, 10:04 3
      - I get that there needs to be accountability, but even if this wouldn’t fall under the ADA or something of that sort, it’s a shitty thing to do. -- nm - znufrii Sep 25, 10:08 2
        
        I passed that part about the ADA along. Thanks. -- nm - Qale Sep 25, 10:17 1
        
        It’s useful to be aware of regardless. Hope it helps! -- nm - znufrii Sep 25, 10:26
    - Exactly. There should be a process in place. -- nm - David Sep 25, 10:02
    - I would agree. -- nm - Dark Callisto Sep 25, 10:01
- yeah -- nm - prayformojo Sep 25, 09:50

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