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Boss fires employee with 30 minutes notice, asks for office-related data a year later
A Reddit user shared how their ex-boss asked them for some workplace-related data a year after firing them with just a 30 minutes notice.
Reddit is a platform where people often share issues related to their professional lives. Be it about facing a problem during an interview or an unfavourable situation at work or about toxic employers, people post varied posts that often attract a flurry of comments from Reddit users. Just like this post in which a person claimed that their former boss asked them for some information related to work after firing a year ago with a 30 minute notice.
“A year after laying me off with 30 minutes notice, my old boss asked if I might have a copy of their entire company's directory on hand,” the person wrote as the title of their post. They then went on to explain the situation in detail.
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“I wish I was joking. I was laid off a year ago - 30 minutes before the end of shift my entire department was called in and told we didn't have to come the next day. I was pissed, obviously, but I got on with my life because I have to make rent. Last night, I got a text from said boss, asking if I wanted to make some money on the side. I still have hard feelings, but money's money so I said yes. She asked if I could please transfer the entire company's old directory to the new one (they moved states and went under a different name after laying us all off),” the Reddit user wrote. The post details more information related to this incident.
Take a look at the entire post shared by the Redditor about their former workplace:
The post was shared a day ago. Since being posted, it has gathered close to 24,000 upvotes and the numbers are only increasing. Additionally, the share has received several comments from people.
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What did Reddit users say about post and the details shared?
“Tell them it will cost $1M,” joked a Reddit user. “If you’re not being paid for this, then the answer is simple. No,” suggested another. “Get paid up front if you intend to do anything. Quote high fee/ hourly rate. E.g. 4k per hour minimum 12 hours. If not then they can pay the fine/get closed down when it doesn't suit them.,” added a third. “Dude - They NEED this. Come up with a number, times it by ten. Negotiate and don’t take less than 5 times the amount,” wrote a fourth.
