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So, my first question here is: did the decision-making, presumably manager-level person, actually terminate you? Secondly, did they actually state "We are terminating you due to your autism"?ylevental wrote:I worked at a place for people with disabilities. For some reason, they had me doing customer service work over the phone. I guess because from the skills I have that fit the jobs they have, it pays the most. Somehow, I did well at the lower level, but they required me to move to a higher level and the pace and unpredictability became too much for me.
They said I did my best, but it still wasn't good enough for their requirements. I think I know of a way to get this job back eventually, but it would take me a while to explain.
BTW, I understand technology really well because of my autism, and I resent using nonfree software developed by Microsoft and Apple, so I am very glad that Linux Mint exists
lol - funny mind image.Nate wrote:I'm autistic myself and having to take calls for several hours a shift would probably leave me wanting to beat my own head in with a hammer.
This just seems like a move backward into that same old grind with limited potentials and opportunities.I think I know of a way to get this job back eventually
From my own experiences, I think disorder would be a more accurate term than disability. We are different from those in the typical ranges, but there are advantages that offset the disadvantages some of which are true for many of us, others which are more specific to the individual (you really can't overstate just how diverse the spectrum is). Making society more accommodating to those differences, would be the ideal, but in the meantime it's still possible to live a satisfactory life if we do what we can to limit the things that stress us in any given ways and play to our strengths wherever possible. That's the advice I'd give to any on the spectrum, it was understanding that and taking steps to do so that made my own life a lot better than it once was.catweazel wrote:Nate wrote:Just as an aside, there are some of us who think that the autism spectrum, far from being some kind of disability, is actually the early stages of the new normal for humanity. We call it evolution, and you are the brave vanguard forcing society to rethink itself.
I don't see it as either a disability or a disorder. Here's why:Nate wrote:From my own experiences, I think disorder would be a more accurate term than disability.catweazel wrote:Nate wrote:Just as an aside, there are some of us who think that the autism spectrum, far from being some kind of disability, is actually the early stages of the new normal for humanity. We call it evolution, and you are the brave vanguard forcing society to rethink itself.
The whole of human experience is on a scale. Everybody is different, and diversity makes the world go round; a bit of a cliché but's that's what I think.We are different from those in the typical ranges...
I'm genuinely pleased that your life is better. Good on you for having the fortitude to work it out.it was understanding that and taking steps to do so that made my own life a lot better than it once was.
You know .. you can read all this informationylevental wrote:I worked at a place for people with disabilities. For some reason, they had me doing customer service work over the phone. I guess because from the skills I have that fit the jobs they have, it pays the most. Somehow, I did well at the lower level, but they required me to move to a higher level and the pace and unpredictability became too much for me.
They said I did my best, but it still wasn't good enough for their requirements. I think I know of a way to get this job back eventually, but it would take me a while to explain.
BTW, I understand technology really well because of my autism, and I resent using nonfree software developed by Microsoft and Apple, so I am very glad that Linux Mint exists
My thoughts exactly. I have high-functioning Autism as well, but whenever I've gotten fired, it was never about that. Instead, it was because I couldn't do the job as well as the way they wanted me to, or my behavior on the job was at times inappropriate (thankfully I've learned from those experiences). Granted, my Autism did play a part in my general performance, but I as a person was still responsible for how it affected my performance. Thankfully, I didn't get fired from every place I've worked at (I did quit my job from at least half of them), and I was never treated any differently by my coworkers or bosses. It sounds like your problem was similar to mine where you couldn't meet their requirements by moving at the pace or complete the workload they wanted, so they fired you because of that, not because of your Autism.Portreve wrote: ⤴Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:49 pmSo, my first question here is: did the decision-making, presumably manager-level person, actually terminate you? Secondly, did they actually state "We are terminating you due to your autism"?ylevental wrote:I worked at a place for people with disabilities. For some reason, they had me doing customer service work over the phone. I guess because from the skills I have that fit the jobs they have, it pays the most. Somehow, I did well at the lower level, but they required me to move to a higher level and the pace and unpredictability became too much for me.
They said I did my best, but it still wasn't good enough for their requirements. I think I know of a way to get this job back eventually, but it would take me a while to explain.
BTW, I understand technology really well because of my autism, and I resent using nonfree software developed by Microsoft and Apple, so I am very glad that Linux Mint exists
If you were terminated because of your mental disability from a place which hires people with mental disabilities, then not only might that open them to legal liability, but it certainly serves as a sad commentary on their standards and practices.
