Van Wassenhove, through her lawyer, said she suffered from depression due to the severe and isolating circumstances.
"Being paid, at home, not working is not a privilege. It's very hard to bear," she's quoted as saying.
Van Wassenhove has epilepsy and hemiplegia, the paralysis of one side of the body. She's also a mother of two children, one of whom has autism. She reportedly struggled to make ends meet and faced eviction notices.
Orange took over France-Télécom in 2000 and in 2002, Van Wassenhove requested a transfer to another region. Two years later, Orange conducted an occupational medicine report and found that Van Wassenhove wasn't suitable for her role.
The company put her on standby, then on sick leave, before eventually offering her retirement due to her health issues.
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are we so contrarian now that we're pretending getting paid a full salary for 2 decades without needing to do any work is a bad situation?
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Isn't that the definition of "worthless"?
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Im not, its a fricking dream. Id literally just work a second job the entire time and live it up. Student loans paid off in a year, home fully paid for in like 5 or 6 years... its a dream come true
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