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Originally Posted by Junerain
As some of you know I have been fired from 58 jobs, most of which I did nothing wrong...the higher ups would sense there was something different about me and fired me there on the spot, telling me I was 'strange..'
I believe I have toned down my strangeness for the most part, have not been fired in 6 years.
Have been working successfully as a substitute teacher, as an afterschool teacher, and as a waitress.
The afterschool position ended when school ended June 24th, I accepted a volunteer position at a summer Bible camp that had its very first summer existence this summer.
They provided envelopes and I sent out letters asking for sponsorship for my time there, that it was like a missions trip, I raised $500 to be paid to me once I completed my 2 weeks there, checks made out to the camp, only to be turned into me once I completed my time there. I need this money desperately.
3 days into camp, this staff member that was put in charge ( when the director had to leave as his first daughter was being born)
She cornered me, along with another staff member, and declared that the nurse reported I had not been taking my meds. I had, all along. Meds were to be turned into the nurse for safety, and declared. So they knew what I was on and why.
I said I had been taking them, asked the nurse why she would say such a thing..the nurse said the two girls approached _her and demanded to know whether I had been taking my meds, not the other way around. The nurse said she could not tell, as they were kept in a bottle. She never said I was not taking them.
I resigned. They threw my things on the side of the road, and when I found out my ride's car (my car) had died, said they would call the police if I remained on the property.
I eventually got a ride after spending the night out in the wilderness. My father said no, he wouls not be my ride. That I should not have lent my car to my boyfriend etc etc That it was all my fault. He never sees me try and try to succeed but get hit with discrimination every time. He takes the discrimination's side, each and every time. Never there for me.
I think and believe I am a good person, many tell me so.
Just not the people that matter in my heart deeply.
I am getting along better with my mother the whole time, we are even thinking of moving closer to each other, so yes, a positive.
Does anyone else feel dicriminated against all the freaking time? I am always paranoid someone is figuring out I am a bit different and attacking me for it, happens quite a bit.
I have tried and tried to tone down my differentness, but it just does not go away.
I did not even do anything wrong at this camp.
Gonna cry now.....
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I can understand why you had to turn in your meds to the program nurse. Im working with the summer youth program and one of the rules here is that we cannot have drugs alcohol or medications anywhere near the children because someone might accidentally or purposely help themselves to it, Medications come with warnings to keep out of reach of children. Our program is not a sleep away from home program but we do field trips like a weekend camping trip. when we go on these weekend camping in the woods field trips a paramedic that is part of the program comes along and anyone on medications including us instructors have to hand in our meds to the paramedic and they are locked in a safety first aid box, so the children do not have access to them.
there are privacy rules that the government asks those of us in carreer professions like this to keep private But there are certain situations where those those privacy rules can be broken. like court stuff, police stuff, theres a possibility of someone else getting harmed if whats confidential isnt disclosed like suicide, implied or actual or a suspicion of threat of harm to another person.
our paramedic has to keep things confidential EXCEPT when there is a suspicion of misuse such as overdosing or not taking a much needed medication that could be putting the children in harms way, or the existence of erratic or unsafe behavior that may endanger the children,
In those cases here the counselors and the paramedic is allowed to discuss and disclose to each other the suspicion, erratic or unsafe behavior and either separately or together they (not the children) confront the counselor in question and come up with a solution that will continue to keep the children safe. Parents entrust us with the care of their children we have to keep them safe and do whats right by them first and for most.
I am sorry you are feeling discriminated against and I dont know if your situation/program is set up like mine. I just wanted you to know you are nto alone with having to hand in meds and having to trust someone else with your meds and privacy.
even though you resigned you can still contact a lawyer and if he says you were discriminated against you can try to sue them under the civil rights rules. A person that is made to feel like they have to quit a job or be fired because their privacy of their mental health was invaded is covered by civil rights. there was this movie I watched one time where these women were forced to choose between their jobs or sterilization just because they were women, the men didnt have to go through that. they won bucco bucks. if you think you were discriminated against by being forced to choose resigning or getting fired because of your mental illness there is still a chance for you to do something about it.
