'Coworker got sued and then sued the company': Boss refuses to let employee see his sick mother, employee retaliates, causing lawsuit

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

May 15, 2023 8:00 AM EDT

This boss's comeuppance had to have been a triumphant experience for the whole office. After constantly assigning everyone extra work, Bob decided to take things a step further and refused to let his employee, Martin, leave work early to see his mother, who was very ill at the time. This thread was posted to Reddit by u/Nuroui, who claimed to have witnessed the altercation that resulted in Martin's impulsive slap.

After the "slap heard round the world," Bob fired Martin and sued him. That's when Martin was able to rally his coworkers, who were all witnesses to the event, and claimed self-defense. As some folks in the comments section suggested, self-defense may have actually been a bit of a stretch, but we also do not want to defend Bob in this scenario as he truly seems like the physical embodiment of a heartless employer. Keep scrolling below for the full story and to find out what happened in the end. For more, here's another story about a job candidate's honest review and the CEO's response.