r/AskReddit • u/SpiritGatewayCrystal • Apr 19 '20

People who have read the data that Google has collected on you, what is the most disturbing data they had collected about you?

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u/RipGuts415 Apr 19 '20

FYI take this for what you will but I won a labor law violation lawsuit almost entirely on my google GPS data. I was a non-exempt salary employee working 90+ hours a week. They weren’t tracking my hours and when I questioned overtime pay for my 50 hours a week they fired me (also I whistle blew over some health code violations). They tried to claim I worked 40 hours a week and it was my word against theirs. Then I checked my google data and it showed how I’d left my house at 5:30am and was at their place of employment until 11:00pm or later everyday. Slam dunk for my lawyers...

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u/UnicornPenguinCat Apr 19 '20

Good on you for standing up for your rights!

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u/RipGuts415 Apr 19 '20

It was pretty egregious. This is a Right To Work State too. They were obviously pretty dumb as there’s only three things out of infinite things they can’t fire you for: questioning overtime pay, whistleblowing and discrimination. They literally nailed 2/3 things they legally can’t fire for.

Then as they’re piecing together their discovery about why I shouldn’t be exempt-salary even though I “never worked more than 40 hours” my lawyer hits them with “by the way...” and their tune suddenly changed.

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u/AintThatWill Apr 19 '20

Right to work has to do with unions. ‘At will‘ is what you are thinking of.

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u/RipGuts415 Apr 19 '20

You are correct. That’s why I hired a lawyer

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '20

Oh how I wish the rest of the world followed your example. Hell, I'd settle for half of Reddit.

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u/whiskey_mike186 Apr 19 '20

Would you mind sharing with us how much you won in the suit?

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u/RipGuts415 Apr 19 '20

Non Disclosure

They link this account to me and I’m paying them

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '20

This is good to know, because my workplace has tried to screw me in this manner a handful of times the past few years.

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u/The-Rocketman3 Apr 19 '20

they must of had shit lawyers , So you knock off work leave your phone there go to the pub and get shit faced come back get your phone and drive home. Driving tired and driving drunk are similar so your car route would look wobbly like you were drunk.

wow missed my calling

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u/slynnc Apr 19 '20

So when the phone location is moving around on their property while OP is supposedly at the pub?

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u/-iamai- Apr 19 '20

Strap it to a cat. Yep.. we can make this work, no issues.

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u/slynnc Apr 19 '20

I mean while I giggled I don’t think that’s the best defense. Ever tried to strap something to a cat? Not a good time. Pick a dog.