Guy gets fired after six weeks, charges company hundreds to get their equipment back: 'It was very liberating for me'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Feb 28, 2024 8:00 AM EST

This former employee refused to go quietly. Unfortunately, he was let go after just six weeks at the company due to sudden mid-quarter layoffs. That meant with such little time at the company, he would not be able to put this on his resume as such a brief stint there most certainly would raise eyebrows rather than help him find work elsewhere. This, along with poor management and a toxic work environment, led him to ensure that his final acts would be petty. 

When he was asked to return his work-from-home equipment, he requested to ship them rather than show up anywhere in person. His boss agreed. However, what his boss did not yet realize was that this dude was going to make sure it was the most expensive delivery possible on the company's dime. That meant separate boxes for each item, pricey expedited shipping, etc. When the former employee, who shared his story via Reddit's r/pettyrevenge subreddit, explained what he was doing, the FedEx worker joined in on the fun. 

Keep scrolling below for the full play-by-play and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more stories like this, here is one about a new employee who gave a seasoned one a taste of her own medicine.

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  • 01
    "Got laid off from my first corporate job after just under 6 weeks at the company- ON MY BIRTHDAY"
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  • 02
    Mid quarter lay offs? Heard. Got laid off from my first corporate job after just under 6 weeks at the company- ON MY BIRTHDAY. I'm filled with frustration, confusion, and honestly a mix of sadness and anger. I feel like my time was wasted and I can't really put this on my resume either!
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  • 03
    They asked me if I would prefer to ship back my WFH equipment instead of dropping it off to the next town over, to which I said yes. Went to FedEx today and told the guy to ship everything in individual boxes, use the most expensive boxes, and round up the weight to the nearest whole number...
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  • 04
    just to be petty. The man at FedEx laughed and suggested we overnight it too for another charge- never would have thought of that! The total ended up being $450! Obviously given this is a multi billion dollar company, this isn't anything... but it was very liberating for me.
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  • 05
    GrumpyCatStevens · 15 hr. ago FedEx: for when your petty revenge absolutely, positively has to be there overnight. 499 Reply Share
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  • 06
    Upbeat-Bandicoot4130. 14 hr. ago Beer came out my nose on this comment! 52 Reply Share
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    ajettas 16 hr. ago Urgency is really important! You wouldn't want them to think that you didn't care at least as much as they did. The overnight suggestion is.. lol.. that person knew how to inflict harm. Fantastic guidance. 183 Reply Share
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    EXER strippersarepeople · 15 hr. ago . I hope you didn't sign anything saying they could deduct expenses from your pay Before anyone says that's not a thing it definitely is and I've worked more than one place where this was an option. For example we would let employees ship personal packages with UPS at our discounted rate and then it would be taken as a payroll deduction. Another place, you could add an extra night or two on a hotel if you were traveling for business and wanted to stay in the
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    AgeBeneficial Haha i told HR to have someone come pick it up from me since I don't work for them anymore. . 15 hr. ago At a bar in a storm. Simple "well I don't work for you anymore so..." did the trick. It's not worth their time to argue and it still made me giggle. I'd feel bad if they sent an intern but it was the guy that let me go so....
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  • 10
    Splintered InHerHead 14 hr. ago I like your style. You can still put it on your resume. A reduction in force is not the end of the world.
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    MutedLandscape4648 11 hr. ago When I was laid off during the pandemic - they did it over the phone after keeping me dangling for MONTHS of unpaid but forced leave - I had to ship back my laptop and a couple large monitors. The shipping company was asking me if I could drop them off, if I had boxes or a computer bag they could use. I just told them "o was just laid off and I am not doing any more work than placing these things near the front door for pickup, charge them accordingly for packaging
    via u/itiswhatitis_right
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    Mr_Shikadance - 12 hr. ago Best part is that since it's FedEx, there's a good chance they'll never even receive the delivery! Keep your head up. I was subject to a layoff last year from a company I thought I'd retire from. Turned out to be a blessing in disguise as I found a better paying gig closer to home and the work itself is so much more enjoyable. Hope it works out for you as well.
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  • 13
    neelvk 14 hr. ago Layoffs are usually very hard on the impacted people. And it should not be. This is a time of stress but also liberation. Some bean counter somewhere thinks that you are worthy of being chopped. But you are going to be so much better
    via u/itiswhatitis_right
  • 14
    smooze420 3 hr. ago Screw overnight...I'd have asked if he could route it through the other side of the US and back.
    via u/itiswhatitis_right
  • 15
    MelodicRun3979 - 12 hr. ago Please tell me these made the round trip to Memphis.....
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  • 16
    Positive-Baby4061 - 2 hr. ago Saturday delivery would have been the icing
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  • 17
    LindonLilBlue 16 hr. ago Should have told them to come pick it up.
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