Clueless Boss Sends Police to Do a ‘Welfare Check’ on an Ex-Employee After Ignoring Their Resignation Notice

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Feb 20, 2024 1:00 PM EST

Spam emails hit your inbox every day. Whether you're avoiding daily discounts from incessant brands, disregarding subscription requests, or ignoring updates on your extended warranty, there's a lot of riff-raff that comes through your email that can go straight to the trash. However, when it comes to your work email inbox, there are a few messages that can cause a lot of confusion if they're never seen– like a resignation letter.

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  • In our next story, a fully remote employee was met with a terrifying surprise after resigning from his company. After sending a detailed resignation letter, returning their company equipment, and sending back the keys to the company car, this particular worker was ready to move on with their life– but their ex-boss had different plans.

  • Scroll for all the details of how one man narrowly escaped a scrape with the police after his boss missed a vital email in his inbox explaining their employee's resignation. After this, here's another sticky story of an employee who had to complete a ‘personality test’ so bizarre during an interview that they withdrew their application entirely.

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    Posted by u/Training-Emu-7568 17 hours ago A Employer called a welfare check in to the police because they chose to ignore my resignation
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    Emailed hr my resignation on last Friday. I did not give them 2 weeks notice. I mailed back my computer, cell phone, and keys to company vehicle. (I am an out of state remote employee)
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    No communication receive repeated calls from my of a manager who was a large part of the reason I quit. from HR, but I did My former manager took it upon himself to call for a welfare check and sent the police to my house.
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    Ok_Meringue_4012 - 16 hr. ago something happened similar happened to me, I later found out that my boss email would put my email in junk and she never ever read any of my messages! 1.5k Reply Share Woodscare 13 hr. ago (edit this) That is super unprofessional!
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    DW171 14 hr. ago What's with all the passive aggressive "welfare checks" from employers these days? 370 Reply Share Training-Emu-7568 OP 14 hr. ago I think it's probably because they can't possibly fathom that anyone would dare quit without 2 weeks notice. Therefore we must all be dead or incapacitated. Couldn't possibly be that we just don't want to work there.
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    ilovethissheet 5 hr. ago You should email the police department that came to your house and explain the situation and tell them they should be charged with false reporting and abusing the system
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    Dranak 6 hr. ago People mistakenly presuming that the only reason someone isn't responding to their messages is something terrible happened to them. Every time someone no show/no calls I have someone suggest calling in a welfare check.
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    DW171 15 min. ago So calling the cops, rather than reading the last messages from them or going by yourself, if someone was really concerned. Calling the cops is akin to swatting, especially if someone told you why they were going no contact.
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    Sanbaddy 17 hr. ago I'm glad you didn't give them a two week notice. Do they give us a two week notice before they fire us for profit? Nope.
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    Training-Emu-7568 OP 17 hr. ago And that's exactly why I didn't! Not to mention, I got told that I needed to plan my time off better when my child had a medical emergency and was hospitalized.
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    GamingGeekette. 15 hr. ago Ew. What is with employers trying to maintain control of their ex-employees this way? Honestly?? 250 Reply Share dosetoyevsky 13 hr. ago Power tripping that consider their employees as slaves
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    TShara_Q 12 hr. ago Pssh, your child had a medical emergency and went to the hospital! Should have planned your PTO two months in advance for that! Didnt you magically know when your child was going to get sick?! /s In all seriousness, I'm really sorry this happened to you. I hope your kid is healthy now. :)
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    Training-Emu-7568 OP. 12 hr. ago I actually said something along those lines to him when he was it about Thank you! Kiddo has made a full recovery. So sweet of you to mention it
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    Jasminefirefly 9 hr. ago Wow. Are these people even human? 1 Reply Share Training-Emu-7568 OP. 4 hr. ago I mean ig they technically meet the minimum requirements.
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    the_simurgh 16 hr. ago Antiwork Advocate/Proponent File a criminal complaint against the manager take a copy of the email with you. He abused the emergency services to retaliate against you which is a crime.
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    TropicPine 14 hr. ago I hope you told the police officers that responded to your wellness check how much better you have been doing since you quit.
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    Training-Emu-7568 OP 13 hr. ago I wasn't even there at the time! I was at my new job. This new job required a relo, so my mom and brother were at my house helping me out with finishing up my packing and loading. They accused my mom and brother of killing me
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    1re_endacted1 16 hr. ago You could have literally told them you gave them 2 weeks notice. I don't think they would have known the difference. Should have just titled your email, Second Notice 88 Reply Share Training-Emu-7568 OP 16 hr. ago Very true!
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    Square-Ebb1846 13 hr. ago You should tell the police it was an intentional false report to punish you for quitting. They essentially just SWATed you. 39 Reply Share The Dallas Reverend 12 hr. ago Depends who he worked for. They may have had reasons to suspect something was up.
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    Unlikely-Boat3493 · 14 hr. ago petty revenge 4 Reply Share Training-Emu-7568 OP 14 hr. ago It absolutely was my petty revenge to quit without give 2 week notice. Top performer, down 4 people on my team already. Oh well.
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    "They chose to ignore my resignation"
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