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Video on how autistic people are often mistaken for AI and how that is harmful (www.youtube.com)

submitted 11 months ago by rosethornRangerTTV@beehaw.org to c/neurodivergence@beehaw.org

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[–] onoira@lemmy.dbzer0.com 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (4 children)

i have a 'non-native' name which isn't hard to pronounce but which my coworkers refused to learn, so they started calling me something akin to 'Jane Doe' in $language.

when they were told by HR they can't do that: they took to the funny 'joke' of calling me "the bot" and sometimes referring to me as 'it'. 'hey, where's the documentation on this system?' 'idk, ask the bot' my manager even got on my case about how i shouldn't 'use ChatGPT to respond to work messages' — because i wasn't using 'enough emoji'.

but i'm the immature one for thinking all the NTs i've had in my life are insufferable. ok.

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 24 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That sounds like a workplace problem. What you're describing is harassment/bullying whether you're are neurospicy or not.

[–] onoira@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

a workplace problem that has persistently followed me thru my entire life: at school, at home, and at every job i've had, across multiple continents.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago

Absolutely. But being autistic makes it a potential ADA (or equivalent) violation honestly.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

That's unacceptable and is a form of harassment. Try talking to HR again or contact an employment lawyer on the topic.

[–] rosethornRangerTTV@beehaw.org 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

HR isnt there to protect you lol

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 13 points 11 months ago

HR is there to protect the company from the lawsuit you're going to file if they don't unfuck themselves.

[–] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago

Absolutely not, hence the employment lawyer. But you have to show that you tried or some such.

[–] rosethornRangerTTV@beehaw.org 7 points 11 months ago

yeah I've been in similar situations, but with the anti-ai hatred brewing I've seen people starting to want to get even more aggressive about it. It is incredibly scaring

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 17 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Wow, apparently we're getting problems it didn't even occur to me were possible.

[–] rosethornRangerTTV@beehaw.org 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

now think about all the people who do actually have 6 fingers nobody will take a pic of seriously

[–] aaaaace@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

Ask an AI to generate an image of someone with 6 fingers...

[–] match@pawb.social 4 points 11 months ago

maybe that means the AI will be friends with us when they take over c: