'He just wanted a good reason to let me go': Employee fired for breaking company policy, debates exposing his boss to HR

Sounds like this guy isn't the only one getting fired! This employee was given promises by his manager when he signed on full-time at the company. One of these promises was that the job would be fully remote. Cut to three years later, he found himself working in the office for 8 hours a day, 3 days a week. Whether or not this guy realizes it, this has been a typical change for many workers.

 

The other side of the story, which the Redditor conveniently tried to undersell, was that he was breaking company policy by doing other contracted work. Now, he claims that his manager has been fully aware of this for the past three years and now plans to go to HR with proof of that fact. The reality is this isn't going to change anything for him; if anything, it will just get his former boss fired too. However, it seems like that's his only goal at this point. Not to take sides here, but perhaps it's more productive to put this energy into getting a new job. Just a thought!

 

For more stories like this, check out this post about a neighbor's trashy revenge.

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