▲ 557 ▼ Employee commits suicide after MongoDB fired her during mental health leave (www.linkedin.com) submitted 10 months ago by rssbot@lemmy.bestiver.se [M, B] to c/hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se 81 comments fedilink hide all child comments Comments
[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 18 points 10 months ago (5 children) Over 2 years away? What will that even do? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 11 points 10 months ago (1 child) This is always what bothered me about being American. We protest on convenient days because most people can't be bothered on work days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago* Without work, we lose our job. Without job, no healthcare or house or food or any kind of assistance. No unions to really speak of and no safety net. System has us by the balls. They say 36 hours without food causes total upheaval, it seems like that is what will be necessary for an acute change. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jessvj93@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) It's been in planning for awhile, but mostly the wait is for getting more workplaces in the US unionized to participate. Imo, we would need to convince key industries that could actually shut down the United States, it would be like: airline pilots/stewardesses, truck drivers, railroad workers, teachers, natural gas/electric workers, and health care workers. I don't know how progress is going, but even just 3 of those groups would be enough to cause a halt in what's, best case scenario, a more fragile administration. permalink fedilink source parent [+] chunes@lemmy.world 1 point 10 months ago [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 1 point 10 months ago Keep the cogs placated. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 11 points 10 months ago (1 child) This is always what bothered me about being American. We protest on convenient days because most people can't be bothered on work days. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago* Without work, we lose our job. Without job, no healthcare or house or food or any kind of assistance. No unions to really speak of and no safety net. System has us by the balls. They say 36 hours without food causes total upheaval, it seems like that is what will be necessary for an acute change. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago* Without work, we lose our job. Without job, no healthcare or house or food or any kind of assistance. No unions to really speak of and no safety net. System has us by the balls. They say 36 hours without food causes total upheaval, it seems like that is what will be necessary for an acute change. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jessvj93@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) It's been in planning for awhile, but mostly the wait is for getting more workplaces in the US unionized to participate. Imo, we would need to convince key industries that could actually shut down the United States, it would be like: airline pilots/stewardesses, truck drivers, railroad workers, teachers, natural gas/electric workers, and health care workers. I don't know how progress is going, but even just 3 of those groups would be enough to cause a halt in what's, best case scenario, a more fragile administration. permalink fedilink source parent