Alex Buscemi
In today’s digital age, it seems that even the most sensitive workplace matters are being handled through a screen.
You’re sipping your morning coffee, scrolling through your phone, when suddenly you get a text message. But instead of the usual memes or group chat banter, it’s your boss firing you.
It’s hard to believe, but some managers have ditched face-to-face conversations for the cold, impersonal world of texting.
These stories of awful bosses who fired employees via text message will leave you shaking your head.
Keep going for some of the most shocking, cringe-worthy, and downright heartless examples of how not to handle a layoff.
1. “Fired for non-delivery at Subway.”
2. “My cousin sent me this screen shot for me to translate for him that his boss sent him. Actual owner of the company to be exact.”
3. “My boss added extra work to my schedule at 2 o’clock on a Friday for this weekend because SHE decided she didn’t want to work. She took on last minute clients, but took the day off because even when she doesn’t work she gets 50% of what I make. The ‘few weekends’ I had off was ONE weekend. I’ve worked almost every weekend since September.”
4. “A few days ago, my supervisor informed me that I would have to take on the responsibilities of two people, and I refused. I was fired for ‘behavior.’”
5. “I got fired for telling the boss’s son all about himself.”
6. “I’m a type one diabetic by the way. This all happened because my insulin pump site had clogged and failed. I made sure to message them as soon as I was sure that there was no chance of me going in.”
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8. “Is it normal to be fired over text after two days at a new job?”
9. “Fired for saying I need to be paid on time.”
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11. 17-year-old employee ends up in ER before scheduled shift, her mother and grandmother both call in on her behalf. Still gets fired for not personally calling in.
12. “Got fired from my job because I couldn’t come to a cleaning party on two hours’ notice.”
13. “Last correspondence with my new manager before I was fired.”
14. “So satisfying: I was illegally fired via email, so I reported them to the NLRB and HHS.”
15. “Got fired for ‘telling the boss how to do his job’ when all I did was say ‘we can’t obstruct a fire escape.’”
16. “Brother fired for not wanting to work when he wasn’t scheduled.”
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18. “Friend got fired for looking for a new job.”
19. “I got fired for needing to go to an emergency visit with my oncologist.”
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