'No one single person has re-applied for their old job': New owners lay off entire staff and force workers to reapply for their job, no one does

You might think that someone purchasing a profitable business would be incentivized to leave well enough alone — but seldom does the quest for exponentially increasing profits line up with common sense. All too often, these new owners think that they know better than the ones who helped build the business, and this flawed logic — combined with their overestimation of their own intelligence and abilities — often leads to hilariously disastrous results. 

Sure, you might approach taking over an unprofitable business in a different way; even then, it would be advisable to make these changes in a calculated, measured way after first looking at how the business is operating. One wouldn't suggest, say, firing your most important operational staff who are essential to keeping the business operating. 

Well, this new owner's approach sure backfired… and the result is pure gold.

Keep reading for this tale, as posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit by u/alldogzzarebeautiful. For more, check out this engineer who was publicly fired by Elon Musk for correcting him on Twitter.

via u/alldogzzarebeautiful