23 Cowardly Bosses Who Didn’t Have The Guts To Fire Their Employees Face-To-Face

Getting fired is one of the tough realities of having a job. Ideally, if things aren’t working out, a manager should have the decency to deliver the news face-to-face. Unfortunately, not all bosses have that level of integrity.

These 21 bosses chose to fire their employees over text for various questionable reasons. Just like in a breakup, sometimes you need to face the tough conversations head-on. However, expecting that kind of courage from a bad boss might be asking too much.

1. “Fired for non-delivery at Subway.”

2. “My cousin sent me this screen shot for me to translate for him that his boss sent him. Actual owner of the company to be exact.”

3. “My boss added extra work to my schedule at 2 o’clock on a Friday for this weekend because SHE decided she didn’t want to work. She took on last minute clients, but took the day off because even when she doesn’t work she gets 50% of what I make. The ‘few weekends’ I had off was ONE weekend. I’ve worked almost every weekend since September.”

4. “Last texts from my toxic ex boss.”

5. “A few days ago, my supervisor informed me that I would have to take on the responsibilities of two people, and I refused. I was fired for ‘behavior.’”

6. “I got fired for telling the boss’s son all about himself.”

7. “I’m a type one diabetic by the way. This all happened because my insulin pump site had clogged and failed. I made sure to message them as soon as I was sure that there was no chance of me going in.”

8. 17-year-old employee ends up in ER before scheduled shift, her mother and grandmother both call in on her behalf. Still gets fired for not personally calling in.

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10. “Fired for saying I need to be paid on time.”

11. “Is it normal to be fired over text after two days at a new job?”

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13. “Got fired from my job because I couldn’t come to a cleaning party on two hours’ notice.”

14. “Last correspondence with my new manager before I was fired.”

15. “Friend got fired for looking for a new job.”

16. “So satisfying I was illegally fired via email, so I reported them to the NLRB and HHS.”

17. “Brother fired for not wanting to work when he wasn’t scheduled.”

18. “Got fired for ‘telling the boss how to do his job’ when all I did was say ‘we can’t obstruct a fire escape.’”

19. “I got fired for needing to go to an emergency visit with my oncologist.”

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22. “Got fired after a few days after a supervisor tried to fight me.”

23. “I was fired after my first day because another, more experienced employee was rehired to replace me.”