'[She] fired my wife on the spot': Manager framed to make way for nepotism hire, entire team walks out

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
May 17, 2023 9:00 AM EDT

Sometimes nepotism presents itself in subtle, understated ways that influence the progression of someone's career in unseen ways. But, sometimes, the person making way for the nepo-hire is brazen enough to fire workers under false accusations in order to make way for their desired candidate.

But when you're in the process of prioritizing your own personal relationships over ability, you shouldn't be quick to overlook the personal relationships of those you're screwing over. This team knew where their loyalties lay and walked out in support of their framed manager.

This thread was posted to Reddit's r/antiwork subreddit, a subreddit where workers share stories about their exploitative work environments. It was originally posted by the manager's husband, Redditor u/PladBaer, but the manager herself joined to give a first-hand account of the incident under the account u/kiindraka.

Read on to see screenshots of the original thread and some of the reactions it received. For more, check out this worker who left their job of 10 years after being passed up for a promotion in favor of someone who they had trained.

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