Drisana Rios, a Californian mother of two, sues her former employer after losing her job. She claims to have been laid off because her children were making too much noise when she telecommuted.
She accuses the insurer HUB International of "unfair dismissal" and "gender discrimination," reports ABC News. The complainant shared on Instagram how she was thanked.
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| 28 days ago I finally had enough of the ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป that my boss was giving me for him not being okay with hearing my kids in the background on calls. | ๐ญ๐ก๐๐. He wanted me to figure out a way to keep the kids quiet ๐ฃ. I went to Human Resources with proof of what was going for the last 3 months and 7 days later AFTER that ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ !!!! ๐ญ They told me that I should be happy that the outcome to my career there could have been worse. I'm crying as I type this ... ๐ญ I was told I had a bright future. That I was doing very well in my position! ๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ญ. The last 3 months I have worked around the clock from home while watching my two toddlers๐ญ. I have met all the deadlines they have asked me for, even the unrealistic ones. The situation that I had endured the last 3 months is beyond stressful๐ญ. How does a company that says that they understand and will work around the schedule of parents do the complete opposite with their actions? ๐ญ I'm devastated. I have poured hours, tears, sweats, delayed giving my child a snack when he wanted one because my boss needed me to do something right away. And what did I get in return? ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ !!! ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ. They can keep the ๐ต๐๐๐ต money they offered to not bring this up๐ซ๐โ! No working mother should be discriminated against, especially during these times for not being able to keep my ๐ญ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐น๐ฑ ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ for a business call ๐กFor not being able to turn something around in 5 minutes when my baby wants a snack๐ก. We are in tough times right now. This situation would have been temporary. None of my clients had issues with my kids in the background. ๐'๐บ ๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐บ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ต๐ถ๐! ๐๐'๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ !!! ๐ช. IT'S NOT OKAY to have to feel that your boss is making you pick your work over your kids during these times !!! ๐๐'๐ ๐ก๐ข๐ง ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ !!! #justice
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Dismissed seven days after complaining
"28 days ago, I finally got tired of the discrimination I was subjected to by my boss because he did not accept to hear my children in the background during our calls, a she wrote on June 24. [โฆ] I have provided human resources with proof of what has been going on for three months. Seven days later, I was fired! On the social network, Drisana Rios insists on the efforts made during the period when she was working from home because of the health crisis linked to the coronavirus.
The American continued to work, sometimes until late at night, while looking after her 4 and 1 year old children who she could not have looked after. "I always finished on time, even when they were not reasonably tenable," says Drisana Rios. The conditions I have endured for the past three months are more than stressful. โ
"I will fight for all the mothers who have experienced this"
She claims to have refused money in exchange for her silence. "I will fight for all the mothers who have experienced this!" It is unacceptable! Denounces the Californian. It is not acceptable to feel that your boss forces you to prefer your work to your children in the period that we are going through. "
HUB International has told ABC News that it does not wish to speak on pending legal proceedings. The company was, however, pleased to have succeeded in teleworking 90% of its more than 12,000 employees.
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