I (f25) had recently gotten laid off a month ago, so I found a job opportunity as a manufacturing technician. I have experience in a shop environment but in a totally different field, materials, products, EVERYTHING.
I also have several chronic illnesses that have been steadily getting worse, these past several months being the worst I've ever felt. I need a job though and I was hoping to power through and bs my way through this until I could hopefully manage my health better.
This whole week has been a major struggle, sick and in pain all day. Learning difficult new things, having to read measurements, remain in specs, work with new materials, meet new people, etc. All while barely being able to fucking keep my eyes open, think straight or function properly.
Its gotten to the point I can't hide it when I'm unwell all the time and the women I was working with could tell. They started asking me if I was a drinker or if I did drugs, so I gave in and told them about my illnesses to get then off my back. I've been kinda slow and needing extra help from my trainers, which they definetly looked down on.
I get a call right after I get home from my shift today, its from my supervisor saying they're terminating me because I “Don't seem happy there and I am complaining about my work”.
I didn't complain about the work once, I only talked about my illness and how working some of the parts was hurting my hands due to my carpal tunnel and nerve damage. My supervisor didn't talk to me once, she heard all of this from the gossiping coworkers who kept grilling me for information all day.
I feel like people with disabilities really have no rights or room in most workplaces anymore. I'm honestly disgusted with how they handled this situation. But relieved in a way to not invest anymore energy into a company that would fire me for some bullshit reason like that.