Let me start by saying that I already know I’m a dummy for thinking this wouldn’t happen. Backstory: my job has been doing a bunch of shady shit to cut costs bc their business is failing so I’ve already had one foot out the door. As such, I’ve been venting via Slack DMs with my colleague. We were both fired yesterday. They gave us a bunch of bullet points ab “violating culture and policy”, etc. They only did this because they couldn’t afford to pay us anymore and they wanted to make sure that they didn’t have to pay unemployment. They also threatened legal action if we talked to any of our ex-coworkers about it.
The shitty part about all of it is that I’ve been such a loyal employee through all of it. I’ve worked hard and never had any performance issues. My husband wanted me to quit so long ago but I felt like I’d put them in a tough spot if I left. YOUR BOSSES DON’T GIVE A SHIT ABOUT YOU. Not only did they let me go, they’re actively harming my livelihood. What’s worst, they always tell the team how much they genuinely care about us. Now, I’m jobless, I probably can’t collect unemployment, and I’m not allowed to talk to the people I’ve worked with everyday for the last 3 years.
TL;DR fired for venting via slack DMs bc they don’t want to pay unemployment.