Am I the only one who has seen an increase in online hostility against the disabled community since different companies have announced RTO?

It’s like the sentiment is “well if I can be miserable and struggle at work then so should you and you’re probably faking it anyways.” Among other discriminatory comments.

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I have seen some of that. There's this general idea that people working remotely are somehow gaming the system. And people with disabilities get unfairly accused of taking advantage of the situation. I think some of it is just part of the rudeness and nastiness that has become normalized in society in the past decade or so.

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Idk what rock I'm living under! I haven't seen anything like that. Where are you seeing it mostly? I understand feeling a little frustrated at people who just have like anxiety or something and are saying they can't be back in office (most of us have some form of anxiety or depression don't we? lol). But sending that kind of hateful message to someone with a disability is awful

you’d be surprised. I’ve been disabled since before the ADA existed and before there was even the internet. Discrimination in the workplace against people with disabilities is so blatantly obvious even in 2024 it’s crazy. I once had a manager in a previous job accuse me of lying flat out of being disabled even though there were numerous other managers who knew of my medical condition and one who was present when I had to go to the hospital while at work.

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Though I do feel RTO is meant to return things back to the way it was and it is understandable why many would seek other employment because of it, but...

https://www.fastcompany.com/91233536/elon-musk-believes-remote-work-is-a-covid-era-privilege-federal-workers-quit

Oh, we're on the same page. I agree with you. Many of these roles they want back in the office can be done in the comfort of their own home. Hell, if they let their staff be l, they could save some coin and not rent out such large spaces. But who are we?

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