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IMO this is a pretty clear-cut discrimination case. I'm aware that lawsuits can be problematic for quite a few reason, but just eating it up would be a just as

IMO this is a pretty clear-cut discrimination case. I'm aware that lawsuits can be problematic for quite a few reason, but just eating it up would be a just as horrible suggestion.

arp242 5y ago
Aside from practical concerns such as time and money, these kind of battles can be very emotionally draining. Some of the most stressful experiences I've had in life is when some company or person did me a serious injustice and it's hard to get your rights. I found it's better to let go, for my own sake. It's very stressful and very easy for the situation to consume you, which isn't healthy and on balance you may be worse off if you factor this in. Everyone is different, and other people may experience these kind of things different, but I've seen the same in various other people, both publicly and in my private life. Of course this really sucks and is very unfair. But it doesn't change it.
- Sebb767 5y ago
  Fair enough. Let's just hope said acquaintance was in a position to handle it without regrets.
  - mwcampbell 5y ago
    He got lucky; as I mentioned in another comment [1], which links to more details on what happened, he was quickly rehired in a different role. But for a short time before then, he went through everything that comes with unfairly losing a job. And again, it might not have ended so well. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28028099 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28028099
dragonwriter 5y ago
> this is a pretty clear-cut discrimination case. Its clear cut discrimination, sure, but discrimination based on disability is only prohibited if it is against “a person with a disability who meets all of a position's legitimate job requirements and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.” [0] The question isn't “is this discrimination” but is the requirement to use the software in question a “legitimate job requirement” and/or an “essential function” that the worker cannot do without accommodation, and for which no reasonable accommodation is available with which the worker would be able to perform the function. [0] https://www.eeoc.gov/foia/eeoc-informal-discussion-letter-44 https://www.eeoc.gov/foia/eeoc-informal-discussion-letter-44
Ensorceled 5y ago
I’m not saying “eat it up”, but are you volunteering to pay their legal bills? Provide emotional and financial support during a gruelling trial?

IMO this is a pretty clear-cut discrimination case. I'm aware that lawsuits can be problematic for quite a few reason, but just eating it up would be a just as horrible suggestion.

arp242 5y ago

Aside from practical concerns such as time and money, these kind of battles can be very emotionally draining. Some of the most stressful experiences I've had in life is when some company or person did me a serious injustice and it's hard to get your rights. I found it's better to let go, for my own sake. It's very stressful and very easy for the situation to consume you, which isn't healthy and on balance you may be worse off if you factor this in. Everyone is different, and other people may experience these kind of things different, but I've seen the same in various other people, both publicly and in my private life. Of course this really sucks and is very unfair. But it doesn't change it.

Sebb767 5y ago
Fair enough. Let's just hope said acquaintance was in a position to handle it without regrets.
- mwcampbell 5y ago
  He got lucky; as I mentioned in another comment [1], which links to more details on what happened, he was quickly rehired in a different role. But for a short time before then, he went through everything that comes with unfairly losing a job. And again, it might not have ended so well. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28028099 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28028099

dragonwriter 5y ago

> this is a pretty clear-cut discrimination case. Its clear cut discrimination, sure, but discrimination based on disability is only prohibited if it is against “a person with a disability who meets all of a position's legitimate job requirements and can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.” [0] The question isn't “is this discrimination” but is the requirement to use the software in question a “legitimate job requirement” and/or an “essential function” that the worker cannot do without accommodation, and for which no reasonable accommodation is available with which the worker would be able to perform the function. [0] https://www.eeoc.gov/foia/eeoc-informal-discussion-letter-44 https://www.eeoc.gov/foia/eeoc-informal-discussion-letter-44

Ensorceled 5y ago

I’m not saying “eat it up”, but are you volunteering to pay their legal bills? Provide emotional and financial support during a gruelling trial?