'Just remember that in da clurrb, we all fam': Boss sends fake message to his team only to start layoffs the next day

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Nov 13, 2024 2:00 PM EST

This is definitely not the tone you want to set before firing a bunch of people on your team! 

This boss had the audacity to send a team-wide message to boost everyone's morale by including the overused colloquial statement, "just remember that in da clurrb, we all fam." Yes, it was written that exact way, and no, this message did not get the intended reaction from its audience. Instead, this toxic boss's employees responded with confusion, frustration, and eye-rolls about how outdated and desperate their employer was acting. 

Well, their frustrations did not stop there because the very next day, their boss decided to begin a well-planned series of layoffs across the team. The Redditor, who shared the initial team-wide email for all of us to mock, was one of the unfortunate employees to be let go from the company. However, in the long run, perhaps he was spared because who wants a boss like that?

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more, check out this post about a hybrid employee who demanded a $15k raise if they were going to make him come into the office five days a week.

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    "Was told we are a 'fam' only to be let go the next day."
    via Marvin Meyer
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    I was recently laid off after a long message to the team about how much we are loved and a "fam". Fake company love speech is so annoying. I sent a message asking how they can let me go after saying they love us during my HR meeting and the cowards
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    deleted my message from the chat space pretty quickly. Every time lay offs happened before they would be absolutely fake to all of us. They were extremely transparent.
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    Message deleted by its author Oct 23, 11:30 AM Message deleted by its author Oct 23, 11:30 AM 2:11 PM Yesterday @all Happy Taco Tuesday! I'm excited to see y'all later this week on our national CXP call!. Today is a special taco tuesday because it's also election day. Pleaseee vote, fam! It's super easy to, you can register on the spot if you're not registered. We're so fortunate to live in a country with free elections. Exercise that right and make sure your get your sticker! This week, we have
    via Emil_hin_spage
  • 05
    Mindless_Diver... • 11h ago Ever read the story about Wells Fargo and their expedition during early America? They got stuck in a blizzard and ate their family members. I always thought it was strange to keep the stage coach as a 'mascot'
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    real_charlieb · 10h ago When management starts calling you family you know dysfunction will soon follow lol
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    kuronosan • 11h ago Push it was released March 8, 1987
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    ARONDH 6h ago . That whole email was full of jargon and nonsense.
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    Regular-Cat-622 • 8h ago Does this mean you're no longer in da clurrb?!
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    crashtestdum... . 10h ago Yep that's why they have divorce court.
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    ZiegOre 5h ago I cringed all over my pants. after reading this. That's so unprofessional it hurts. I'd much rather have my workplace describe itself as a "shared living apartment".
    via Emil_hin_spage
  • 12
    "We're kinda forced to be together because of circumstances, but if everyone plays it fair and behaves themselves with regards to basic human decency, this can work. Also there's Bob who doesn't clean the bowl after his sl and Alice who sometimes forgets the dishes."
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    ARKPLAYERCAT • 3h ago . That's a message from someone in management at your old job? That is the cringiest f☐ng thing I have ever read out of a professional setting. Jesus Christ, they did you a favor.
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    Internal-Disaste... . • 4h ago. So many parts of this letter made me wince, but the "push it" line has to be the worst.
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    BattleBra 5h ago . in da clurrb, will live rent fre in my head forever now. Thank you so f ☐ ng much OP
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    TheBalzy . • 4h ago. Is it too much to ask that managers actually be able to spell/use words correctly? Like it's 2024 ... we have spell check and grammarly
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    Triumph DaWond... 3h ago . Tuesday: "Yeah - we have issues like pipelines that are holding us back, so we need to figure out how to clear them and soar!" Wednesday: "Yeah - those clogged pipelines will be cleared soooo much quicker with fewer people to work on them."
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    Ender_Locke ⚫ 1h ago the only thing that is true about "work is a family" is that you don't get to pick the people. i hate this so much for those of us with family trauma and anyone that feels this is okay to say i want to be as far away from as possible
    via Emil_hin_spage
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    Inevitable-Drag-... 1h ago . Integrity and truth is revealed not during the easy times, but the difficult ones. Truth is we are hired hands, "at-will" contractors, or whatever legal terms were in our contract and nothing more.
    via Emil_hin_spage

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