The Job That Fired Me Just Came Crawling Back

You know that moment in a movie when the person who got wronged suddenly has all the power? That’s exactly what happened to this former employee. She was laid off two weeks before Christmas with a vague excuse about budget cuts and too many senior editors.

They kept the other employees, handed her a laughably small severance, and sent her off into the job market just in time for the holidays.

Fast forward six months. She finally signs with a new company… and that’s when her old team comes crawling back. A text (not even an email) lands in her inbox asking if she can help fix the exact project she worked on before being booted.

And here’s the kicker: the request came from a coworker who had thrown her under the bus, hijacked her work, and basically turned mansplaining into an Olympic sport. Now he needs her to save the day.

So what did she do? See below for the full story.