Google sack anti-diversity employee - how discrimination makes staff suffer

BuzzFeed asked their readers to submit their experiences of discrimination in the workplace; we’ve listed some of them below…

Submitted by Christabel

“I have endometriosis and have either lost jobs due to taking too much time off sick, or been given verbal or written warnings for absences. At one workplace, an endometrial cyst (a blood-filled growth on my ovary) burst in a training session. I fainted but wasn't allowed to leave to go to the hospital; I had to stay until the end of the day. When I did go to hospital I was immediately admitted, and when I returned to work I was given a written warning for taking time off.”

Submitted by John