SpaceX Employee With Crohn's Disease Canned Over Excessive Bathroom Use

[Eugene]

Original reporting: Fired SpaceX employee with Crohn’s disease says bosses timed his bathroom breaks (The Independent)

________________________________________________

SpaceX Employee With Crohn’s Disease Canned Over Excessive Bathroom Use

A man with a chronic bowel condition is suing Elon Musk’s rocket company over an alleged series of wild workplace violations.

Surveillance, bullying, and the timing of bathroom breaks are all in a day’s work at SpaceX.

That’s according to Douglas Altshuler, 58, a Seattle man who is suing Elon Musk‘s rocket company, his former employer, alleging a litany of wild OSHA violations at the company and personal discrimination on account of his Crohn’s disease.

The chronic bowel disease causes frequent and unexpected, uh, launches—as often as every 35 minutes, or 14 times within an eight-hour shift. Despite the company’s awareness of his medical condition, and a medical note from his doctor, Altshuler was served a formal disciplinary notice about spending more than 10 minutes in the bathroom, The Independent reports.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/spacex-employee-with-crohns-disease-canned-over-excessive-bathroom-use/

Alternate link: https://www.yahoo.com/news/spacex-employee-crohn-disease-canned-024917197.html