Depending on how social you are, Zoom meetings, especially ones for work, can be pretty stressful. However, there’s nothing more distressing than discovering you’re getting fired during a Zoom call at work. And yet, a woman in Tennessee “accidentally” found out she was getting fired while in a video call with a coworker, who was showing her how to perform some basic tasks.
The coworker was sharing her screen when the woman saw an email message with the subject line “My Name’s Equipment.” Forgetting to hide the specific email before the call had started, the coworker quickly archived the message with hopes the woman wouldn’t see anything. “Immediately, I knew something was up because I didn’t get that email concerning my work equipment, nor had I had issues with anything,” the woman explained.
She Looked into Her Coworker’s Email Thread Only To Find Out Her Getting Fired was Trouble
Out of curiosity, the female employee dug a little deeper and found the original thread in the coworker’s work inbox once the Zoom call was over. Unfortunately, her worst fear was true: “Sure enough, it said I was to be terminated.” It was quite bizarre since the woman had no clue or idea as to what would cause her to be fired without any warning, given that she had had her job for 6 months. The only thing that might have been the cause was her “severe neck injury,” which has affected her “A Game” at work.
Regardless, she still naturally feels confused and disappointed that this is all happening. However, her husband sees it as a “blessing in disguise.” This sudden termination might be her chance to focus more on her ongoing degree program as well as her neck’s recovery. She posted her account of what happened on Reddit, and despite many users feeling sympathetic for her situation, there’sn’t much she can do. “There’s nothing for you to do except ride this out as far as it goes,” the top comment reads. The commenter also notes that she might get fired even earlier than expected if she reveals that she knows the secret ploy for her termination.
Still, it’s pretty messed up that her coworker already knew about everything but tried to cover it up. “If your colleague is not your supervisor, then that email was extremely inappropriate,” one user remarked. The move that many commenters advise her to do now is to let the company fire her, but not resign first. That way, she might be able to file for unemployment as she finished college. Overall, this situation was unfortunate for the woman, but it could have been a blessing, as her future plans and health issues might not have aligned well with her current job.
