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Fired Over Glassdoor Review

So I got blindsided today by my (now former) employer when they fired me. They said that a recent (rather scathing) Glassdoor review “sounded like my writing,” and they said it violated their social media policy (even though Glassdoor reviews are anonymous). The bigger kicker is they threatened to sue me for defamation if the review isn't taken down! So on top of now being unemployed, I have to worry about the costs associated with defending myself if they take me to court (I don't expect the lawsuit to actually go anywhere, but I still have to hire a lawyer to represent me). I've been a really good employee for almost 2 years (and I have the performance reviews to prove it). Something tells me they were looking for a reason to get rid of me because it's a legit flimsy reason to terminate. The company has been going down…


So I got blindsided today by my (now former) employer when they fired me. They said that a recent (rather scathing) Glassdoor review “sounded like my writing,” and they said it violated their social media policy (even though Glassdoor reviews are anonymous).

The bigger kicker is they threatened to sue me for defamation if the review isn't taken down! So on top of now being unemployed, I have to worry about the costs associated with defending myself if they take me to court (I don't expect the lawsuit to actually go anywhere, but I still have to hire a lawyer to represent me).

I've been a really good employee for almost 2 years (and I have the performance reviews to prove it). Something tells me they were looking for a reason to get rid of me because it's a legit flimsy reason to terminate.

The company has been going down the tubes for a while, but this is a new low even for them. Corporate bully behavior at its absolute finest.

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