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Engineer claims he has been blacklisted by Chrysler for 17 years

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Re: Engineer claims he has been blacklisted by Chrysler for 17 years

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and a copy of my Chrysler contractor ID badge

How is that not the end of proof needed to a court?

Unless they are claiming he made a counterfeit badge which is silly.

There also have to be tax records on the state and federal side that a court can order them to retrieve?

The saddest part of that whole story is what I recognize as the descent into the mental state of homelessness, because once you are there, it's REALLY hard to dig yourself out to start thinking normally again. He's been at it since 1999, he's not coming back out whole, maybe ever. Story starts to have grammatical errors and paranoia at the end too, not good signs.

Re: Engineer claims he has been blacklisted by Chrysler for 17 years

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Very weird; so long and detailed that it would be hard to fake - yet I don't understand why he's still in this position with the proof he claims to have.

I also feel like his case would be strengthened significantly if he simply took the time to write properly - capitalize, good grammar, etc.

Anyway if true, it's an outrage; hope he receives due compensation. If not, I don't know what to say.

Re: Engineer claims he has been blacklisted by Chrysler for 17 years

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Unfortunately I think this person seems mentally ill. I have a friend who in his 30s became a paranoid schizophrenic and although he was very articulate, he had major flaws in his logic and behaved erratically. He also filed many lawsuits and was litigious as well.

It sounds like this person was dismissed from his job (he mentioned it in one of his videos), and he hasn't been able to find employment because of his mental illness.

It's sad that we don't do enough to help those with mental illness. It would go a long way to making their lives better and the rest of our lives safer.

Re: Engineer claims he has been blacklisted by Chrysler for 17 years

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My experience is not directly related but one of the things I have noticed working as an software engineer in the banking industry is how quickly management closes ranks to protect one of their own. No matter how much a manager fucks up, when your as an engineer tell on him/her, your ass will be handed to you. And the blacklist is real -- informal but real.You can't transfer out as all the managers will give you shitty references. So I can empathize with the plight of the blacklisted engineer. Its scary and it could happen to anyone.

Re: Engineer claims he has been blacklisted by Chrysler for 17 years

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Unfortunately I think this person seems mentally ill. I have a friend who in his 30s became a paranoid schizophrenic and although he was very articulate, he had major flaws in his logic and behaved erratically. He also filed many lawsuits and was litigious as well. It sounds like this person was dismissed from his job (he mentioned it in one of his videos), and he hasn't been able to find employment because of his me…

Don't you think there is a good chance his mental illness is actually a result of being consumed by such an awkward situation?

The details he provides about proof of employment and wrong-doing by Chrysler when asked to confirm it are very clear. If those are real, we can't tell - this looks like something a good journalist would be able to uncover, and maybe help achieving some kind of closure.

Re: Engineer claims he has been blacklisted by Chrysler for 17 years

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and a copy of my Chrysler contractor ID badge How is that not the end of proof needed to a court? Unless they are claiming he made a counterfeit badge which is silly. There also have to be tax records on the state and federal side that a court can order them to retrieve? The saddest part of that whole story is what I recognize as the descent into the mental state of homelessness, because once you are there, it's REAL…

It seemed to me that the cases he cites center on the question of why he was not hired, not whether or not he worked at Chrysler. He's saying he didn't get the job due to being 'blacklisted,' the courts are saying he just didn't get the job.
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