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Boss lays off entire staff over text: '[We have] decided to close our operations. Effective today'

Sometimes, abrupt decisions need to be made, but in this case, a heads-up would have been nice. The fact that the head honchos in this scenario decided to wait until all staff had gone home one night only to shut down the store indefinitely at 9:28 pm already signals the incompetence of management. But of course, it only gets worse. With absolutely no warning, this toxic boss decided to notify the entire staff via text message that everyone was getting let go. What gets us is the hypocrisy of pulling that kind of stunt when employees are "required" to give two weeks when announcing their departure. Remember, everyone! At-will employment is a two-way street.

This thread was posted to Reddit by u/AntlerAlchemist, who shared the text message in full below. The "best of luck" wishes at the end of the text are the most humorous to me. In what world do these people care about the well-being of their employees if they are also getting rid of them on the spot in the most impersonal way imaginable? Keep scrolling below to see how folks responded to this mess. For more stories like this, check out this post about a server who was fired over a hash browns order.

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