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Unsure if what really happened is bad or I’m overreacting.

A few years ago I worked in a family owned restaurant in my town, and aside from refusing to let us wear pants instead of skirts (I had to come out as trans to finally make it happen), it wasn’t too terrible. Or, at least, I don’t think it was. Being my first real job probably gives me a weird bias. Anyway, one time I washed a dish wrong and couldn’t understand what my boss meant when she pointed it out, so out of frustration she took dish scum with her finger and wiped it on my arm to demonstrate. I’ll preface by saying I’m autistic with bad sensory issues, and I rubbed/cleaned that spot until the skin was raw. I was furious, too. Was this assault and/or something she could have landed in hot water for?


A few years ago I worked in a family owned restaurant in my town, and aside from refusing to let us wear pants instead of skirts (I had to come out as trans to finally make it happen), it wasn’t too terrible. Or, at least, I don’t think it was. Being my first real job probably gives me a weird bias. Anyway, one time I washed a dish wrong and couldn’t understand what my boss meant when she pointed it out, so out of frustration she took dish scum with her finger and wiped it on my arm to demonstrate. I’ll preface by saying I’m autistic with bad sensory issues, and I rubbed/cleaned that spot until the skin was raw. I was furious, too. Was this assault and/or something she could have landed in hot water for?

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