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I just got declined for a job yesterday because I had a post on my blog talking about my history with major depressive disorder and medication to address that.

I just got declined for a job yesterday because I had a post on my blog talking about my history with major depressive disorder and medication to address that. That's not just a cope on my end, they actually said that. I don't think I'm ambitious enough to try and sue them for it, I might report to some department in NYC for it though. But I think I learned that being candid about yourself on the internet is a mistake. I have no idea why the fuck it would be a good idea to be upfront about my mental health history; who the hell knows how many jobs I've been declined for where they were smart enough to not say that that's why they were declining me. I had already deleted most of my social media, the only ones I use regularly are Hacker News and the aforementioned blog [1], and I think I should probably just stop mentioning anything that isn't purely technical on either of them. [1] Not really social media, but it is a public-facing thing with my name on it.

jedimastert 1y ago
You're probably looking for the New York State department of Labor https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-02488 https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-02488
- tombert 1y ago
  Yeah that's the one I was looking at. I'm not sure if I want to do it, because this is a relatively small company, it would be very clearly me who reported them, and the leader of this company is sort of a known sociopath who would probably not be above blackballing me and making it very hard for me to be employed. It's a little depressing, because I wrote that blog post so that I people searching for how certain medications affect them could know what they were in for, I didn't think it would be weaponized against me, but I guess that was a little naive on my end.
  - jedimastert 1y ago
    "Blackmail" you how? It's sort of already "public" as it is. I would highly recommend reporting them anyways, but they choice is yours
    - tombert 1y ago
      I didn't say blackmail, I said blackball; basically "poison me in some markets". https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blackball https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blackball I don't want to say the person's name in fear of getting a letter from an attorney, but this person is connected enough to where I am hesitant to do anything.

jedimastert 1y ago

You're probably looking for the New York State department of Labor https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-02488 https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-02488

tombert 1y ago
Yeah that's the one I was looking at. I'm not sure if I want to do it, because this is a relatively small company, it would be very clearly me who reported them, and the leader of this company is sort of a known sociopath who would probably not be above blackballing me and making it very hard for me to be employed. It's a little depressing, because I wrote that blog post so that I people searching for how certain medications affect them could know what they were in for, I didn't think it would be weaponized against me, but I guess that was a little naive on my end.
- jedimastert 1y ago
  "Blackmail" you how? It's sort of already "public" as it is. I would highly recommend reporting them anyways, but they choice is yours
  - tombert 1y ago
    I didn't say blackmail, I said blackball; basically "poison me in some markets". https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blackball https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blackball I don't want to say the person's name in fear of getting a letter from an attorney, but this person is connected enough to where I am hesitant to do anything.