Representing Lee, attorney Navruz Avloni said Reddit’s workplace culture shifted after co-founder Alexis Ohanian resigned from the board in 2020 amid a flurry of changes at the top of the social media firm. Previously, the company had prioritized staff well-being before Ohanian’s exit, Avloni said.
(Linked to archived version of article. )
My guess is the employee too kit upon themselves to take a sudden leave, the company was like “why isn’t such and such coming to work?” (Possibly after multiple times). And then was let go for not showing up to her scheduled shifts.
Usually for a sick leave, companies require you to have a medical release for it.
Not defending Reddit, fuck them, but this is what I’ve seen happen to people in the past that frequently take a “leave of absence” with no medical release.