I’m willing to bet they’re looking for the other version of mahjong

First, ask your boss for your employer’s policies on handling these situations.

Second, ask your boss for de-escalation training. If you’ve already gone through this training, a refresher will still be good.

Third, you mentioned a union. Ask them for recommendations and resources.

Fourth, if your concerns feel unaddressed, contact whomever would be your HR department. Know that HR is not there to help or protect employees, but there to keep the organization from being sued.

Fifth, do right by yourself. You’re obligated to your own safety. Healthcare is an emotionally charged environment with clients who are almost never there for good reasons. These high level emotions will cause intense feelings and scenarios. People can react irrationally during such situations.

It’s important to note that your password has to be stored someway, no matter what, no matter where. How it’s stored can be varied, from hashed (think encrypted) to cleartext. I’m assuming lemmy is using hashed passwords, so if you’re concerned about your password being available to an instance owner, admin, or potential attackers, then you’ll need to follow safe password guidelines. Changing the concept from passwords to passphrases is a great start.

Always keep in mind, if the data isn’t stored on your device, you do not technically own that data. You have to trust the owners to be good data custodians and treat the data you give them as if it were their own private data.

I’ll leave this now internet-ancient sacred image for future passphrase converts.

Note taking software has changed a lot over the years since this image was made. Obsidian, Logseq, and Trillium Notes being some of the more preferred note taking apps around.

There are a few others but I can’t remember them off the top of my head.