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As her mental health declined, her bosses at Citizen were not supportive, Susan said.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2021\/jun\/02\/citizen-app-employees-mental-health\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Working for the app, which feeds users local crime information, &lsquo;is very traumatic&rsquo; and the managers &lsquo;don&rsquo;t appear to care&rsquo; Susan, a former employee for the crime app Citizen, applied for a job curating the platform&rsquo;s content and notifications in 2019 &ldquo;in a pinch&rdquo;. 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