I found out my boss was going to get fired.
I'm his student, so it affected me a lot knowing he was going to lose his job.
I'm 22 YO female and my boss is 30 YO male.
I ended up telling my boss he was going to get fired about two days before he was going to get fired. He then made me stay up all night writing a defence for him. And he also stayed up all night thinking about what legal action he could take.
We both went to work tired.
Then the next day he called me and said he was so thankful because he can actually defend himself now.
And then later I got a call from HR about how he was going to be dismissed. And I documented the phone call and then sent it to my boss because he said he was the only one who was going to read it. I believed him.
Then the next day which was the day of his dismissal, he called me and said I need to call HR to deny everything that was said in the phone call document. He said that denying it will mean that their argument becomes just an opinion.
I couldn't bring myself to say that to HR. And this is what broke apart our professional relationship. We have not talked to each other since.
I helped him so much when no one else helped him. When I couldn't follow through with his final request to deny what HR was saying, then that ruined our relationship.
I ended up resigning because this whole situation affected my mental health.
I'm planning to meet up with my boss three weeks after this whole situation. Hopefully, our relationship can be repaired.
I could have just kept my mouth shut, not told my boss, and continue maintaining our friendly relationship.