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  • onoira [they/them]
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    19 days ago

    i have a ‘non-native’ name which isn’t hard to pronounce but which my coworkers refused to learn, so they started calling me something akin to ‘Jane Doe’ in $language.

    when they were told by HR they can’t do that: they took to the funny ‘joke’ of calling me “the bot” and sometimes referring to me as ‘it’. ‘hey, where’s the documentation on this system?’ ‘idk, ask the bot’ my manager even got on my case about how i shouldn’t ‘use ChatGPT to respond to work messages’ — because i wasn’t using ‘enough emoji’.

    but i’m the immature one for thinking all the NTs i’ve had in my life are insufferable. ok.

    • @Randomgal@lemmy.ca
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      2419 days ago

      That sounds like a workplace problem. What you’re describing is harassment/bullying whether you’re are neurospicy or not.

      • onoira [they/them]
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        19 days ago

        a workplace problem that has persistently followed me thru my entire life: at school, at home, and at every job i’ve had, across multiple continents.

      • Norah - She/They
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        419 days ago

        Absolutely. But being autistic makes it a potential ADA (or equivalent) violation honestly.

    • @rosethornRangerTTV@beehaw.orgOP
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      719 days ago

      yeah I’ve been in similar situations, but with the anti-ai hatred brewing I’ve seen people starting to want to get even more aggressive about it. It is incredibly scaring

    • setVeryLoud(true);
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      719 days ago

      That’s unacceptable and is a form of harassment. Try talking to HR again or contact an employment lawyer on the topic.

    • Elise
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      118 days ago

      Revenge is a dish best served cold

  • Match!!
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    319 days ago

    maybe that means the AI will be friends with us when they take over c: