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'We are terminating you': Employee asks for a raise, boss fires them instead

There are an endless number of ways to get fired from your job; you might make a colossal mistake and subsequently find your job being advertised online, you might ask your workers to prove their dog is dead by bringing it into the workplace, you might have worn a banana costume to a work party when your boss was deathly allergic to bananas, or maybe you've just been skipping your lunch and going home early. The list goes on and on — and on. 

One thing you might hope would not result in your termination is a pervasive way toxic organizations weed out tall poppies; whose lofty ambitions have led them to stick their head above the other flowers. In other words: The nail that sticks up gets hammered down.

This worker asked their organization for a raise and promptly received notification that they were being terminated instead. The worst part? The organization didn't even have the dignity to do it face to face, notifying the employee via a text message.

The worker then shared screenshots of the boss's message to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, where the boss was heavily criticized.

Keep reading for the screenshots and reactions; for more, check out this worker who discovered they were actually training their replacement and the organization planned to fire them. 

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Posted by Brad Dickson
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