While we might laugh at the way Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man was fired and hired by Jameson in a matter of seconds, one California mom experiencing a similar predicament isn’t laughing. In fact, she feels it’s more akin to abuse than anything and refuses to return to her old company. Going by Letstrythisagain02 on Reddit, she posted to r/legaladvice, explaining her dilemma. Her boss has an anger problem, a really bad anger problem. It’s so bad she’s lost customers and employees because of it.
Just the other week, Letstrythisagain02 claims her boss berated her for going out for lunch without telling her. This happened not too long after this manager yelled at two customers, causing them to close their accounts. OP says she contacted her Supervisory Board, and her boss retaliated after learning she’d been reported.
Out of sheer anger, this boss allegedly fired Letstrythisagain02 and her coworker because of OP’s complaint to the board. “This isn’t the first time she’s done this. She did almost the exact same thing about 2 years ago, almost to the day,” Letstrythisagain02 recalled. However, OP says that just after her position was suddenly terminated, the board is telling her to come back to work. As for her boss, no disciplinary action was reported.
The California Mom Does Not Want to Go Back to Her Boss Again
Needless to say, this California single mother does not want to return to that toxic work environment. “There is NO WAY I can work for that woman again,” she exclaimed, asking Reddit whether she has a chance at being eligible for unemployment. Unfortunately for her, the top-upvoted comment suggests this could be difficult, considering the board had offered her to reinstate her role at the company. “They are almost certainly only offering you your job back in order to save from having to pay unemployment, and possibly to prevent a lawsuit,” remarked another commenter.
Some people suggested the mom just go back and accept working for now, as she could file for unemployment if this happens again. However, considering the abuse her boss has allegedly put her through, Letstrythisagain02 is confident going back to the company won’t end well.
“I know what she’s going to do. She’s going to write me up for every little thing if I go back. Because she did that to a previous employee she wanted gone. She will make my life even more miserable than it was,” she explained.
Letstrythisagain02 has yet to update on what she decided to do, but the post’s comment section unfortunately got out of hand, so much so that Reddit mods had to delete many comments and lock the thread. Whether she’ll agree to return to work, one person offers a likely ideal suggestion: “If the board wants you back, then they can remove [the] boss.”
