“Absolutely livid”: Woman discovers she’s been fired via text on her wedding day
A woman has recalled the moment she discovered she had lost her job after her boss delivered the news via text on the woman’s wedding day.
The bride shared that she got the message from her boss just 30 minutes after she walked down the aisle.
The woman shared the story with Ben Askins, who regularly shares stories online of toxic employers, as she read out the messages she received on what was supposed to be the happiest day of her life.
“On my wedding day, half an hour after the ceremony, I got a text from my boss to let me know I had been fired,” she said.
The message from her boss read, “Hey, I hope your wedding went well and that you had a nice time away. I just wanted to let you know that the decision has been made to unfortunately let you go.”
“An email has been sent to your personal email address detailing this. I'm really sorry that it didn't work out and wish you all the best moving forward x.”
As she was surrounded by loved ones, the bride struggled to contain her emotions as she quickly checked her emails.
“I hope your wedding went well and you had a good time. This email is to inform you that your employment will be terminated effective the 20th of May,” the email read.
“Your employment has been terminated as we unfortunately feel your performance doesn't meet the expectations that we require for the role.”
The woman explained how she felt her manager's email was a “coward's way” of letting her go while she wasn't at work, and was unable to defend herself.
“I wasn't going to let it go but what they did... I was really angry at them,” she said.
“They had the opportunity to do it in person. Everyone was let go in person except for me.”
Askins said the woman’s story was one of the “worst things” he's ever heard a boss do to an employee.
“It's meant to be one of the best, most amazing days ever and they've done that to you,” he told the woman. “You have every right to be absolutely livid with them.”
Askins' video of the woman’s story has been viewed more than 600,000 times, with many taking particular issue on the bride's boss for being “petty” and “inappropriate”.
“This person could have waited a day. It's done on purpose to ruin your special day. Only narcissists would do that,” one said.
Another added, “The fact that she texted her to let her know about the email is so petty. She wanted her to know on her wedding day.”
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