'Forget everything about this place': Employee threatened with lawsuit for not helping their employer 10 years after being fired

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

Jun 7, 2023 9:00 AM EDT

Usually, when you leave a job, it's with the expectation that you'll never have to deal with anything to do with that job again. After years of fretting and toiling over your tasks, it's a type of freedom—even if things ended poorly or you got fired, you at least have the peace of mind that you're not going to have to worry about that place or its people any longer. Sure, you might catch up with your favorite coworkers from time to time and see how they're doing, you might even end up working with them somewhere else in the future, but apart from that, there's no looking back. Onwards and upwards are the only directions you need look.

That is—unless you're this worker, who was contacted by their former employer 10 years after they were fired seeking help with a client, then resorting to threats when the worker (rightfully) stated they had forgotten everything about the job, just as they had been told to ten years ago.

Next, check out this worker who was told they couldn't leave until relief arrived and raked in the overtime.