(Long story short)
So I work at Meijer and I usually mind my own business. I don't bother nobody and I focus on my work, but today rumors started spreading about me. I got pulled over to the side by my supervisor, and he wanted to ask me a personal question. He asked if I had autism and I'm thinking like wtf? I told him no and he said that's cool I was just wondering, he goes on saying I'm a good employee and I learn quick.
At first I was going to let it go, but the more I thought about It something just didn't feel right. I went ahead and asked some co-workers if I seem autistic to them. They said no, but said someone was going around saying I told him that I had autism. I asked what's this person's name, but they didn't know. I asked other co-workers that was aware of the rumor too and they didn't know either. Then I asked my supervisor if he knew who this person was, but he also didn't know.
So now I'm thinking why? Yes I'm usually quiet at my job, but it's because of shit like this I want to avoid. I don't let stupid shit get to me, but I just want to know this guy's name.
Sounds like you have a valid complaint at hand if you wanted to go that far. I believe it's illegal in the United States for management to ask about a general disability of employers unless it's negatively effecting the job they are doing. Even then the questions and the things they can do are limited. In terms of the guy who spread those rumors if nobody is talking it's difficult for the company to really do anything, not particularly sure if they'd conduct some sort of investigations on the matter. Sometimes people are just jackasses.
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