'I'm going to be struggling stuck in a cold truck for Christmas': Truck driver abandoned with no money or gas after boss ghosts him during the holidays

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Dec 25, 2024 8:00 AM EST

Imagine spending your holidays in a truck with no money or gas. Sure, spending Christmas with your family can sometimes feel like the end of the world, but nothing compares to being abandoned by your boss and stuck in the freezing cold like this truck driver unfortunately was.

However, in the spirit of the holidays, it seems like a few kind folks on the internet contributed donations to this Redditor to allow him to find a hotel for the time being and even find the contact information of a few lawyers to get justice against his boss. Essentially, the driver was given the company card, which failed to work properly, leaving with no money after the vehicle broke down. After numerous attempts to contact his boss, the driver was able to finally reach him, only for the fool to ghost him and deny him funds to get him home. Talk about a big mistake! Does anyone else smell a lawsuit in the making?

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 an employee who accidentally sent 600,000 emails to thousands of coworkers.

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    Boss scr ed up and left me stranded, now I'm likely sleeping in a truck this Christmas...
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    UPDATE: Thanks to kind folks of reddit, including one who brought me a home cooked meal tonight,
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    I am not going to be spending the rest of tonight and Christmas in a Truck and will be able to relax at a Hotel until the 26th.
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    I will note of reasonable legal advice in the comments. I've already contacted one lawyer, and I plan
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    to contact more on Tuesday, as likely most Lawyers offices are closed tomorrow, and I need to relax after stressing out the last ten hours or so.
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    Thank you everyone and hope you have a Merry Xmas, and I hope I can be compensated for this, and Boss fired, hoping!
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    My Manager has always been a dimwit but this time he's really fund things up for me. As a Truck driver I rely on the company card to authorize purchases, including gas for the Truck. among other things.
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    This idiot forgets to put in authorization for gas (and food) without my knowledge for the card earlier today, so I can't use the card. Everyone at corporate or who could authorize has already left on holiday as of 5
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    hours ago, and at latest none will be back until the 26th, the day after Christmas. I myself have no alternative contact outside numbers that will lead to empty lines until Tuesday.
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    I ended up at a gas station looking like a fool getting declined and called him, he apologies and when I tell him where I am stuck at mid-route he
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    then talks down and yells at me about "I have the stress of the job and family and Christmas, what about me?!" and then he hangs up the phone.
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    He won't send money himself (technically against the rules anyway, which is the excuse he used but this was an emergency so shouldn't matter) and I don't
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    have anything because Friday is payday. Now, he won't even answer is phone, and all other contacts I have are at empty offices until Tuesday.
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    So I'm stuck in the Truck from now until the 27th because of HIS incompetence and neglecting his job.
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    There is a Hotel and they only charge $95, but he refused to send it before he ghosted me with excuses. I tried bargaining with them (the hotel) and they told me I could stay tonight and through Christmas until the 27th
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    but they can't let me unless I pay for the room, which I am not able to, and since I'm stuck in the outskirts of Northern Virginia there's not many people around.
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    I'm stuck on this platform with no gas, and a vending machine with potato chips. Everything else is closed now and will be closed all day tomorrow around where I am stuck at. Heck once this gas station closes it won't be open tomorrow either.
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    Looks like I'm going to be struggling stuck in a cold truck for Christmas. Boss doesn't care, everyone else is gone until the 26th. Life is miserable and d ing.
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    Insufferable_En... You have an emergency situation. A company asset is stranded. "You are that Asset."
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    It you are unable to fuel up and keep the truck a liveable environment. It is a safety. hazard to you. Call every number the company has available. Especially the emergency contact
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    numbers. They need to get you fueled and moving. If your company normally provides you lodging and has not that is a company emergency. Your Off hours should be determined by your driving. Not the Fuel funds.
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