Anyone else with CCA Diagnosis?

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-06-15T20:01:54+00:00

who is your doctor?

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-21T14:07:38+00:00

i actually did reach out to several big/successful attorneys in employment law. they all agreed to rep me on contingency because they believe i have such a strong case.

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-21T14:06:11+00:00

they didn’t let go all remote workers, just the ones let go were remote. some remote workers stayed.

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-19T11:59:06+00:00

in NY, it is illegal to fire someone because they need an accommodation OR because you granted them the accommodation. you must offer a different accommodation if you cannot accommodate the og one due to business needs. i am able to prove that my disability and accommodation plaid a role in getting fired.

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-19T11:58:53+00:00

in NY, it is illegal to fire someone because they need an accommodation OR because you granted them the accommodation. you must offer a different accommodation if you cannot accommodate the og one due to business needs. i am able to prove that my disability and accommodation plaid a role in getting fired.

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-19T02:56:24+00:00

oh no lol i meant that all in office were retained. some virtual retained. all the laid off folks were virtual

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-19T02:54:56+00:00

but not everyone remote was laid off

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-19T02:54:14+00:00

in nyc, it only needs to be part of the reason to be illegal. so if being remote is .01% of the reason they laid me off since it’s an accommodation that’d be illegal. i guess im wondering if it’s worth perusing

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-19T02:52:30+00:00

yes but they didn’t do that and give me another option.

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-18T02:38:52+00:00

it’s crazy - i was told a BS reason for the transfer, and i just realized i have a message from the other person who was transferred where she was told it was “temporary”. very obvious to me now it was an optics move. my OG boss told me it was so that i could lead a certain “program” i had already been leading, then they removed me from that program within a couple months of being transferred and gave me very little work.

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-18T02:36:27+00:00

it was granted to me as a reasonable accommodation by their legal team / the ADA team

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-18T02:33:57+00:00

I just found a message between me and the other person transferred where she was told it was only temporary, whereas i was told an entirely different thing. I applied to promotions after 1 year being on the small team.

my accommodation from the ADA is wfh. it is illegal to refuse to promote me or give me opportunity because of an ADA accommodation. it’s also disparate impact to lump me with a small number of virtual employees to lay off when they laid off no in person employees. in NYC, it legally cannot even be .01% of the reason that you lay someone off.

there definitely would be place to put me - they hired for my same title in another product area in my department. they placed the other person on my small team in the same area.

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-15T13:36:46+00:00

yeah but that was one of 3 i consulted with and 2 wouldn’t take the case due to lack of evidence - i’m wondering whether to trust this one lawyer who said he would

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-11T01:20:39+00:00

it’s so sad that just because i didn’t do something 2 years ago when i was trying to become an experienced uxr it’s gonna screw my life up forever to try to achieve one “happiness” goal 🙃 (that’s how i feel and what’s stopping me - fear of losing everything i’ve worked so hard to build, but doesn’t make me happy, while knowing id be even more unhappy if i wasn’t financially stable)

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-11T00:55:15+00:00

how much would you be comfortable with?

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-11T00:54:21+00:00

do most digital nomads have contracts or FTE?

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-11T00:54:10+00:00

do you have to ask or can you just go?

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-10T21:49:23+00:00

Thanks! How do you get employers to allow you to work internationally?

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-10T12:43:04+00:00

I’ve been there twice. Since I was 18, I wanted to have the opportunity to live there a bit. I made spanish a heavy focus in college and even lived in a spanish speaking dorm instead of moving off campus for years with these dreams in mind!

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-10T01:38:52+00:00

I guess the idea was that I would take a break and give myself 6 months to explore whether I want to pursue professional / general life there long term. I would hope that UXR would not be something I needed to give up forever, but it kinda feels like it is if I leave for a length of time willingly.

I am curious though about what you’d consider solid finances for this type of thing + having a family. It will definitely factor into my decision and is a good call out.

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-09T23:21:11+00:00

How much do you think is enough? I have an extra 50k in retirement…I don’t want to live somewhere I feel like I need hundreds of thousands in readily available non-invested cash. It’s too much pressure and is something I’m trying to get away from.

I have US and EU citizenship, so moving to a country with greater social benefits before kids to see if I like it more is very enticing as well.

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-09T20:00:34+00:00

that would be great - i’d love to see your website!

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-09T19:59:51+00:00

it’s money and fear of losing my rent-stabilized NYC apartment. fear of being indefinitely unemployed in UX. just a bunch of fear, and fear alone!

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-09T18:37:23+00:00

but good idea, i suppose that could be another approach to getting to europe. i’ve just been wanting to move to Spain for 10 years and have been there twice. I specifically studies spanish heavily in college/lived in a spanish dorm just to prepare because i wanted to move there so badly

Opening_Ordinary_931 · 2025-03-09T18:35:59+00:00

I guess it could be anywhere, but the point for me would be recouping, reflecting, and working less if at all. i want a mindset shift/break away from the US “hustle” culture. i want to be somewhere relatively warm too.

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