Employee Roasts His Boss on Reddit Then Gets Fired for Posting 'Confidential' Messages From His Boss

Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor

Jul 18, 2023 9:00 AM EDT

People feel safe when they can be anonymous on the Internet. There's something about sitting behind a faceless computer screen and venting your troubles that carries as much catharsis as a trip to the therapist. For disgruntled employees who are irritated with a totalitarian boss, Reddit is the place to go as soon as you clock out. In this case, one Redditor who was venting about his boss online, got swiftly reprimanded when someone went snitching.

OP was a minimum wage employee at a sandwich shop, working shifts that were only posted a week ahead of time. After requesting a few days to spend with his family in town, OP received a schedule (a few days in advance) that included shifts that he would be unavailable for. After reminding his higher ups that he couldn't work, the boss flipped out and sent a scathing text pointing out OP's incompetence. Cue the Internet roast.

Upon receiving the snarky texts from his boss, OP was peeved and went straight to the Interwebs to let loose some of his frustration. Somehow the boss caught wind of his roast on Reddit and OP's work life quickly unraveled. Scroll for the full story on how one angry employee unloaded his qualms online, got snitched on, and then finally got fired for posting the truth.

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The original post was just over a week ago.

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In the Reddit post, the employee posted a single image, venting about a text exchange with his boss about a late adjustment to his shift. The employee had planned to spend time with his family and was no longer available to work..

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A couple of days later, OP updated us.

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Apparently the boss received an "anonymous tip" about the Reddit roast and the boss retaliated immediately.

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Naturally, Redditors held on patiently for the update following OP's meeting with his boss and the results were not favorable, but expected.

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In his final update, OP vents about working for his tyrannical boss, while thanking Redditors for walking him through the process.

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Naturally, everyone was super supportive of OP's unjust firing, encouraging him to move forward in life knowing he dodged a toxic workplace.

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