'Ted was cast aside to make room for the owner's son': Company man with 40+ years of experiences gets fired over Zoom and replaced by an inexperienced nepo-baby

Imagine giving over forty years to a company and remaining loyal through all of the ups and down of the business, only to one day be called into a Zoom meeting to find out that you are being replaced by the boss's inexperienced son.

It's also worth acknowledging that the director who was being fired was leading the company's IT department. IT is not exactly the kind of job an entry-level employee should be able to walk into, regardless of how connected they are. The boss's son should honestly have no desire to be a part of this. Not only will his qualifications immediately be called into question as a young person leading a crucial department within the company, but he will also be judged particularly harshly due to his familial connection with the CEO. 

As for the boss, he will also inevitably face a ton of scrutiny for making this choice. Clearly, Ted, the former IT director, was a beloved member of the company's community. Not only will his departure be questioned, but so will the boss's leadership qualities given who he decided to promote instead. The boss attempted to anticipate this discourse by offering Ted a healthy severance package with the promise that he frame his departure as his own choice. However, Ted refused to comply, and everyone else at the company figured out the truth fairly quickly.

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