DYJL the way corporate is always saying we respect the fact that you have depression, cancer, warts, whaat ever, and then ensure HR go out of their way to micro-manage the crap out of you because you are “different”, and don’t quite align with their particular model of ” what is a human”.
DYJL how corporate says, “We respect that you’re human,” and then immediately hands HR a clipboard and a microscope because you don’t fit their very specific, factory-sealed definition of Acceptable Person.
They’ll announce inclusivity with a PowerPoint and a stock photo of someone laughing at a salad, then quietly label you a “risk” because you had the audacity to be honest, sick, sad, or biologically real. Suddenly every move needs documentation. Every tone needs decoding. Every boundary is “concerning.”
It’s not discrimination, of course. It’s support. Support that looks suspiciously like surveillance. “Just checking in” becomes “we’ve noticed.” “Making sure you’re okay” becomes “looping HR for visibility.” You’re not being managed more, you’re being observed.
Because the real issue was never your depression, cancer, or humanity. It’s that you don’t run on their preferred operating system: silent, endlessly resilient, and never inconvenient.
They don’t want people. They want avatars. And nothing scares corporate more than someone who reminds them that humans don’t come with a mute button.