Manager fires employee and cuts access to office system — then comes crawling back asking for help
The employee worked remotely for a California-based company for 2.4 years, but was fired without a warning.
Some companies may fire employees out of the blue. No warnings, no reasons. One day, you wake up to go to work, only to find yourself fired from your job. But when this employee was fired from his job, he was required to work post-termination. Posting screenshots from the conversation with his manager, here's how the internet has responded to this Reddit post from October 14.
Reddit user u/Express_Opening5490 took to the popular subreddit r/jobs to share a bizarre request he received from his ex-manager after being fired from his job. According to the employee, he worked remotely from Texas for a California-based company for 2.4 years, but was fired without a warning. "I was suddenly locked out of all systems, and then my manager called to confirm my termination," he wrote. The author revealed that the firing took place just one day before the employee was scheduled to train a colleague. After the termination, the employee informed the manager that certain company security authentications were linked to their personal phone and inquired about the payment for accrued vacation days. The employee noted that their last vacation had been in August 2024.
Although the manager responded that they would “think about it," later they called back to inform that the employee would be paid for only two weeks of vacation. He then added that the employee should consider themselves “on vacation now,” as payment would be processed in the next pay cycle. The manager offered that he could provide a "glowing reference" if the user gave the remaining access credentials and answered basic questions for a colleague.
However, in a twist of events, the manager allegedly changed his stance. In the screenshots posted by the employee, the manager says that the employee owed the company additional training and knowledge transfer during the termination period, despite having already been fired without warning. In the screenshots, despite a clear indication given by him on why he is not obliged to work, the manager keeps changing his stance, asking the employee to train the colleague under the pretext of "answer a few questions."
According to a 2016 study authored by David Cabrelli, "ongoing and future performance of work" obligations are erased once the employment relationship has entered the post-employment phase. Hence, the Reddit user's former manager's expectation that they continue assisting with training and handovers even after termination carries no legal duty.
Following the Reddit post gaining traction, many users advised the employee not to respond to any requests from his ex-manager. u/binge-cowabungle commented, "Stop communicating with this person other than to demand the accrued time off you're owed. If he or the company refuses, get in touch with an employment lawyer."
u/Awkwardpanda75 commented, "They fired you; they should have thought about knowledge transfer prior to that. Tell them to get f’d." u/teidnb wrote, "My dude, you were F I R E D. You don't owe them ANYTHING. Fired for no reason by the looks of things. Don't even entertain this fool, go get your money somewhere else."
More on ScoopUpworthy
Former employee gives sassy reply to unprofessional boss who asks them to work after firing them
Share on Facebook
