A confused employee discovered that they no longer had a job in 5 days when they saw a post on Facebook from their employer advertising a closing-down sale.
We all dread coming in one day to work to find everything shuttered up, door locked, no notice, no warning, no final paycheck. Just a tumbleweed blowing across the street behind us as we stare at the chains on the door. And, still, we might think, “This would never happen to me,” but it can and does, as evidenced by this discussion on the dreaded discourse of losing your job that popped up online this week.
The fact of the matter is that the modern workplace has far too many conveniences. Instead of mail rooms, we have emails, Slack, instead of talking smack about Brian during lunch in the breakroom. And, as fortune would have it, finding out you’ve been fired via social media instead of being ushered into a bleak beige room before being told that you no longer have a job or health insurance.
This employee found themselves in a surprising situation when they discovered through a Facebook post that their employer was having a closing-down sale. They put two and two together and realized that this was their notice that they would soon be without a job, and likely to be all the notice they were going to get. This news caused them, in turn, to turn to social media and offer up their frustrations about the lack of professional courtesy they were experiencing.
There’s something startling about learning about such life-changing new is such a nonchalant way, placed in amongst all the other noise and lazy content that’s selling something begging for your attention. Like learning that a loved one has passed away via Instagram because your cousin got the news before you did and ran to share it with the world. There, surrounded by photos of people’s food and selfies, is some of the worst news you’ll ever read in your life. Like something out of a black comedy that even the best writers could dream might actually happen.
This discourse sparked a lot of discussion, and in this volatile employment landscape, being accustomed to—and prepared for—cold realities is all the more important.
Author: Kayitsi.com
