‘Ex-boss texted me a few days [later]’: Boss begs employee to cover shifts after firing them – FAIL Blog

Being unexpectedly fired from a job has a brutal finality, leaving you feeling lost, with little direction and wondering what will come next. 

Well, as it turns out, sometimes that next thing is your recently-ex boss calling and begging you to cover for your recently-ex coworkers when they go on leave. Why not? You’re perfect for the task. Heck, you were doing the job yourself until very recently! From the boss’s point of view, it’s hard to see how anyone might have an issue with this proposal! 

After their boss had sufficiently rubbed salt in the wound, Redditor u/Ok-Character3000 took to Reddit’s r/antiwork subreddit to share their experience, detailing the circumstances that led to their firing and the events that took place after. Commenters were dumbfounded and made their thoughts heard, ripping the employer apart.

Read on for the story below. Next, check out this new manager who was made redundant after giving absurd orders.