r/mildlyinfuriating Jul 15 '26

I just wanted a hot dog Pointed out the training wasn't ADA compliant at my new job. Got this text the same day (the job listing is still up)

  1. This was a cleaning position at a medical building, I'm leaving it intentionally vague as not to doxx myself.

  2. I have dyslexia, but my disability would not have interfered with my work, I can read fine, it just takes me a very long time.

  3. This was my first day

I asked for a TTS application for the reading portion of the training, which was extremely long and I knew I wasn't going to finish it in the allotted time. They said that wasn't built into their system so they couldn't do anything. ← That's not ADA compliant. I asked if I could add an OCR + TTS browser extension, they said it was fine.

About 40 minutes after I clock out, they texted me I was fired because they're apparently reducing headcount.. by firing one person... and leaving their "urgently hiring" Indeed listing up. Right.

Edit:

I'm not confident in my ability to sue because I don't have my accommodation request in writing. This was a verbal exchange, I was more so asking where the TTS option was because most job training has it somewhere.

When I was told they did not have TTS, I mentioned that's not ADA compliant. I then asked for either more time, a loaner computer (something I was already going to be getting after training), or permission to add a 3rd party OCR & TTS program.

They said that the third option was fine, so I did it, and listened to the training via third party app for the rest of the shift. I thought nothing of it. Lo and behold I was fired extremely coincidentally afterwards.

Edit 2:

This post is getting too many notifications of people saying the same things repeatedly so I've muted it 😭 If you're a legal professional of some sort and you have specific resources or concerns please message me or I probably won't see it.

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u/Apart_Poetry7666 Jul 16 '26

None of what you said makes any sense whatsoever.

If someone made a rash decision and let them go, surely they would reach back out to that same applicant they just fired first, rather than trying to go through the same process all over again.

If they forgot the ad was up, and hr "Accidentally reached out" then the position is still available.

There is literally every reason to apply under a fake name with a good resume as it will prove their discrimination claim.

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u/Dapper_Ice_2120 Jul 16 '26

It making sense isn't the point- it's that they can say whatever they want and not have to prove it. 

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u/Educational_Ant_184 Jul 16 '26

correct. ADA=American=98% chance of at-will employment. If OP requested in writing, this could have been a slam dunk, but other than that theres just about nothing to rectify the situation

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u/ZarathustraGlobulus Jul 16 '26

Fuck me American employment is a hellscape.

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u/SirzechsLucifer Jul 16 '26

“You must have 6 years experience and a bachelors degree for this entry level position”

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u/Lekostomp Jul 16 '26

For 10 a hour

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u/MilkMaiden_22 Jul 16 '26

And dont ever get sick, we dont approve your usage of your earned pto. In the fine print of your contract it says we can fuck your wife btw

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u/Sweet-Hedgehog4607 Jul 16 '26

6 years experience with a two year old technology*

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u/Fit_Ninja1846 Jul 16 '26

It really is, I don’t mind working but good god I hate playing these little games, I hate the ghoulishness of it all

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u/Icomefromalandupover Jul 16 '26

Not if they're bringing a discrimination complaint under a burden shifting test. This is textbook evidence that the reason they said they fired OP was pretext for unlawful discrimination

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u/thesyrupgod Jul 16 '26

That reminds me of how I once got fired from a job, and a week later a recruiter from their hr reached out to me to ask if I was interested in interviewing for the position I was fired from! She didn't respond when I pointed that out lol

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u/TrifectaBlitz Jul 16 '26

It made sense to me.

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u/SmegmaUnicorn Jul 16 '26

It doesn’t prove shit. When are y’all going to realize that real life isn’t an episode of Suits