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Coming to her webpage without any further context, I'm having real trouble understanding her "Apple Story". It starts with her publishing an article[0] about he

Coming to her webpage without any further context, I'm having real trouble understanding her "Apple Story". It starts with her publishing an article[0] about her apartment complex being built on a former toxic waste site. And Apple immediately gets mad and starts retaliating against her? Why? What do they care about this article that, as far as I can tell, has nothing to do with them whatsoever? What's Apple's motivation here? [0] https://sfbayview.com/2021/03/i-thought-i-was-dying-my-apartment-was-built-on-toxic-waste/ https://sfbayview.com/2021/03/i-thought-i-was-dying-my-apart...

notsureaboutpg 5y ago
It was confusing. I think she uses the story about the apartment to show later that Apple's not respecting her medical leave or requiring her to provide medical evidence that she could not come into the office post-COVID were unfounded?
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prawn 5y ago
No comment on the Apple aspect, but I found that apartment story well-written and detailed. I don't even live in the same hemisphere and have no real reason care yet I still read to the end. Normally that sort of scenario is inevitably a hypochondriac conflating drama.
- arcticbull 5y ago
  This entire article seems like speculation. There was an early focus on the idea that the VOC contamination in the unit must be a result of the previous use of the land in agriculture. However, there never was any evidence from study that there were VOCs in the unit (except a handheld tester of unknown provenance) or if there were, that the VOCs came from contamination/land use. More importantly, the DTSC representative even suggested that if there were VOCs, they most likely came from construction. There's a lot of accusations without anything more than circumstantial evidence - but the path forward here seems clear. The first air quality assessment came back inconclusive. So do another. > I argued back and forth with DTSC for months about next steps. At several points, she told me if I could give them proof of chemicals in my body and apartment that could cause my symptoms and be linked to the chemicals on site, then they “can continue to investigate further.” > I kept pushing back that they were asking a normal resident to pay for and perform seemingly industrial testing. I was also very concerned that a government agency seemed to be asking for my medical records. At one point they said they were happy to talk directly with one of my doctors. WTF. Holy moly. Do the test. If it's that important, do the test. Seek compensation after. This seems like a new building, new construction and if there were VOCs the most likely source sounds like adhesives from the construction. It's possible Ashley is particularly sensitive to them. I've met people like that before.
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notsureaboutpg 5y ago

It was confusing. I think she uses the story about the apartment to show later that Apple's not respecting her medical leave or requiring her to provide medical evidence that she could not come into the office post-COVID were unfounded?

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prawn 5y ago

No comment on the Apple aspect, but I found that apartment story well-written and detailed. I don't even live in the same hemisphere and have no real reason care yet I still read to the end. Normally that sort of scenario is inevitably a hypochondriac conflating drama.

arcticbull 5y ago
This entire article seems like speculation. There was an early focus on the idea that the VOC contamination in the unit must be a result of the previous use of the land in agriculture. However, there never was any evidence from study that there were VOCs in the unit (except a handheld tester of unknown provenance) or if there were, that the VOCs came from contamination/land use. More importantly, the DTSC representative even suggested that if there were VOCs, they most likely came from construction. There's a lot of accusations without anything more than circumstantial evidence - but the path forward here seems clear. The first air quality assessment came back inconclusive. So do another. > I argued back and forth with DTSC for months about next steps. At several points, she told me if I could give them proof of chemicals in my body and apartment that could cause my symptoms and be linked to the chemicals on site, then they “can continue to investigate further.” > I kept pushing back that they were asking a normal resident to pay for and perform seemingly industrial testing. I was also very concerned that a government agency seemed to be asking for my medical records. At one point they said they were happy to talk directly with one of my doctors. WTF. Holy moly. Do the test. If it's that important, do the test. Seek compensation after. This seems like a new building, new construction and if there were VOCs the most likely source sounds like adhesives from the construction. It's possible Ashley is particularly sensitive to them. I've met people like that before.

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