'You need to get me back online': Remote employee left with no internet at home after assuming company pays for it, then gets fired for blaming tech support

Instant karma is the best kind of karma. Nobody wants to see destiny play out slowly over time… We want karma now.

One remote worker called up tech support on a Friday, just as the IT employee was about to head home. The worker was livid that their internet wasn't working, and they completely flipped out on the poor IT employee who hadn't done anything wrong. The worker explained that their internet wasn't working, and demanded IT fix it right that instant. After a couple of questions, the problem became clear… the IT Helpdesk that this worker had called didn't provide their internet services. If the internet didn't work, that wasn't IT's problem. It was the worker's, who refused to accept that they would go the entire weekend without internet. As it turned out, the worker had canceled their internet provider after assuming their company would pay for the services. Oops, guess you have no internet… ever? The IT employee explained that the worker needed to renew their internet with a provider, but that's not what ended up happening. Scroll down for the full story, then check out this engineering firm that lost a huge client after management punished one employee. Gotta love karma.

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