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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I'm sorry. That has to have been so hard, from the coworker raging to the supervisor gaslighting - sounds like it really sucked.

IDK if litigation is part of the issue, but supervisors are often reluctant to take action in these situations. Even if they do not think it is mental illness, but just want to make sure that there is no preception of wrongful remand or termination.

I had a coworker that everyone believed was Klinger in MASH - not the crossdressing, but trying to get laid off with disability by claiming voices, sighting UFOs, and going on at length about US military interventions. He was in a constant battle with one of the male execs. Then one day he snapped after one too many degrading requests. No one was injured nor was the coworker. In the end, I couldn't tell if he was working a con, but at the same time, still being run down by the microaggressions and disrespect by this male exec. [/quote]

It could be many things - he could have thought he was smarter than he was (delusional), have personality disorders (ex: narcissism, think they are above the law) or mentally ill in other ways.  But sometimes people use mental illness to poorly feign any number of things: ignorance, plausible deniability, repentance, or disingenuous claims, to name a few.  Mental illness is not an excuse to attack other people, treat others poorly, harass others or worse, or certainly not an excuse to expect other people not to take action. People have every right to do what they need to do to defend themselves (and their family, if needed).

Maybe the employer had an issue with not getting sued (while accumulating evidence), but most individuals would defend themselves in a heartbeat. [/quote]

Agree. I don't think anywhere in my post did I suggest that the exec was entitled to undermine this colleague or treat them poorly in any way. I was just explaining a circumstance where the colleague's mental health status was unclear, at least to me. TBH, I liked the colleague, he was nearly always responsive to my requests (served a hybrid role of supplies/facilities, including setting up conference rooms for meetings) and I generally assumed that it was because I listened to him and occasionally engaged in political discussions. [/quote]

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