Employee figures out toxic boss is watching their every move and no one else, plans payback: 'The camera is pointed directly at me'

It's easy to feel like your boss is always watching over you like a hawk, and nine times out of ten, they have more important things to be doing than monitoring your every move. However, every so often, you may find yourself in a sticky situation where your greatest suspicions have been confirmed, and you are stuck in one of those toxic work environments that everyone writes about on the internet these days. 

When this happens, the key is to immediately start thinking about ways to protect yourself. That means looking at the fine print of your contract, brushing up on your resume so you can start looking for better jobs, and preparing yourself for an unfortunate but inevitable confrontation with your employer. 

For this Redditor, it did not take long for them to realize that there was a poorly hidden video camera in their private office, pointed directly at them. Given that their boss would occasionally say things that would immediately confirm to the employee that they were being monitored, it was quite clear that this camera was not planted for security purposes. What's even more curious is that other folks at this employee's level were not being watched like this. To the Redditor's knowledge, there were no cameras planted in their offices (not that this would be ethical either). So why this employee? 

Folks in the comments section had a few compelling ideas as to what the reason could be. Keep scrolling below for the full story and for their reactions. For more tales of workplace drama, check out this collection of top embarrassing work stories. 

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