Manager fears her employee will be more absent once she gets married, fires her two days before the ceremony, employee retaliates: 'I got quiet fired two days before my wedding'

It's always disappointing, though never surprising, to find out just how many workplace environments are still way too old-fashioned. Managers who fear that their employees are more committed to their personal lives than their professional careers should take a good look in the mirror and ask themselves if they deserve to be managers in 2025. Prioritizing one's job over one's happiness is certainly not the recipe for personal fulfillment, and it's not the kind of mentality that should be encouraged or applauded anymore. You might be thinking right now, "I thought we moved past this." We thought so too, but unfortunately, that does not seem to be the case here.

In this scenario, we have a female employer who also happens to be the daughter of the owner of the company. The author of this tale, who was one of her employees, began to notice that people were getting fired left and right as soon as they started to partner up. You can imagine what transpired when the author's own wedding was rapidly approaching…

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