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My workplace has a back entrance that if it’s armed a security alarm will go off. It went off at least six times last night. I internally went, ‘New drinking game: every time the alarm goes off we should take a shot.’
I don’t drink so I’ll just use water. I’ll be the most hydrated person at work if this keeps up.
Workplace Adjustments For Autistic Employees on YouTube
This video touches on the experiences of adults with ASD that are fired from their jobs. I'm not being fired, but the fact that this happens so frequently to people on the spectrum is heartbreaking. We can do better. I am on the spectrum, and the challenges faced by autistic people in the workplace that are mentioned in the video are all too familiar. Be kind, and think before you label someone as lazy, incompetent, arrogant, socially awkward, etc, it's possible they are on the spectrum and they just do not clearly understand the expectations of others.
An incomplete list of things that employers commonly threaten that are 100% illegal in the United States
"We'll fire you if you tell others how much you're making" The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 specifically protects employees who discuss their own wages with each other (you can't reveal someone else's wages if you were given that information in the course of work, but you can always discuss your own or any that were revealed to you outside of work duties)
"If we can't fire you for [discussing wages/seeking reasonable accommodation/filing a discrimination complaint/etc], we'll just fire you for something else the next day." This is called pretextual termination, and it offers your employer almost no protection; if you are terminated shortly after taking a protected action such as wage discussion, complaints to regulatory agencies, or seeking a reasonable accommodation, you can force the burden onto your employer to prove that the termination wasn't retaliatory.
"Disparaging the company on social media is grounds for termination" Your right to discuss workplace conditions, compensation, and collective action carries over to online spaces, even public ones. If your employer says you aren't allowed to disparage the company online or discuss it at all, their social media policy is illegal. However, they can forbid releasing information that they're obligated to keep confidential such as personnel records, business plans, and customer information, so exercise care.
"If you unionize, we'll just shut this branch down and lay everyone off" Threatening to take action against a group that unionizes is illegal, full stop. If a company were to actually shut down a branch for unionizing, they would be fined very heavily by the NLRB and be opening themselves up to a class-action lawsuit by the former employees.
"We can have any rule we want, it's only illegal if we actually enforce it" Any workplace policy or rule that has a "chilling effect" on employees' willingness to exercise their rights is illegal, even if the employer never follows through on any of their threats.
"If you [protected action], we'll make sure you never work in this industry/city/etc again." Blacklisting of any kind is illegal in half the states in the US, and deliberately sabotaging someone's job search in retaliation for a protected action is illegal everywhere in the US.
"Step out of line and you can kiss your retirement fund/last paycheck goodbye." Your employer can never refuse to give you your paycheck, even if you've been fired. Nor can they keep money that you invested in a retirement savings account, and they can only claw back the money they invested in the retirement account under very specific circumstances.
"We'll deny that you ever worked here" not actually possible unless they haven't been paying their share of employment taxes or forwarding your withheld tax to the government (in which case they're guilty of far more serious crimes, and you might stand to gain something by turning them in to the IRS.) The records of your employment exist in state and federal tax data, and short of a heist that would put Oceans 11 to shame, there's nothing they can do about that.
『春の香』
ほんの２ヶ月前には、『秋のような』雰囲気満載だった職場の敷地。 いつの間にか『春の香』漂う優しいお顔になっていました。 柔らかい春の日差し。 優しい桃色の花たち。 力強い木々や葉の緑。 その中で少しずつ息吹く新芽。 春の勢いはすごいなぁ✨
新たな出会いがあり、新たな環境が生まれ、不安と楽しみが入り混じる４月。優しくふんわり包み込んでくれる、この春の自然のように、新しい仲間を笑顔で出迎えてあげたいな。 そんなことを思わせてくれる、暖かい景色でした(*'▽')
2021/04/03
『Fragrance of Spring』
Spring has come to my workplace .A gentle view with the scent of spring. Soft spring sunshine. Gentle pink flowers. Powerful green of trees and leaves. New buds that swell little by little. The momentum of spring is amazing✨ April is a mix of anxiety and pleasure in a new environment and new encounters. I want to greet my new friends gently, just like the nature of this spring that gently and softly wraps people(*'▽')
Can You Be Fired for Lying?
The act of getting terminated by just cause is referred to as the “capital punishment” of employment law. A just cause termination can be a costly process and can lead to a possible wrongful dismissal lawsuit against your employer. Surprisingly, one of the most common reasons for termination is due to employee dishonesty.
Read the full article here
Violence & Harassment in the Workplace
In recent years, concerns regarding workplace violence and harassment have grown. A number of incidents of violence have occurred in Canada but also specifically in Ontario as well. The well-known case of the 2005 murder of nurse Lori Dupont by her ex-boyfriend at the Hotel Dieu Grace Hospital in Windsor, has pushed workplace violence to the forefront of critical legal change.
Read the full article here
Verbal Judo
The other day I heard this on the radio while driving:
I was very intrigued by this as I have been a student of "Verbal Judo" for some years now. I work with people a lot, mostly when they are not at their best (I work with the very ill and those who care for them). Also being I am an introvert and that I can be ironically, um, very vocal, having some insight on how to structure speaking with others when I and/or they are not at their best is super helpful. And truly it has been! I prefer the audiobook by the way and listen to it a lot when jogging, driving, or whatever. Whoever they got to read it I thought was the author reading his own book so it is a very good listen.
Anyway, back to the intrigue of the podcast. When I heard this piece I wondered if this helped shape or influence Mr. Thompson's passion to create a learnable structure for better communication especially in stressful moments ("Verbal Judo").
I'm going to give this podcast a listen and let you know what I learn. If you have listened, no spoilers please!
“The greatest victory is that which requires no battle.” ― Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Facts can refer to current and past events, things, objects that are proved or known to be true. Here we discuss some of the facts about the workplace that involve productivity, statistics, work language, environment and working practices.
My garden and workplace ☺️