Frustrated employee accidentally fires coworker because of a passive-aggressive e-mail: 'I mean…technically, she got herself fired? But I still feel bad'

Did they fire her cause her coworker got defensive, or was she just out of place?

In some work environments, challenging authority might be celebrated or even encouraged. Think tech, entrepreneurship, and similar fields that value geniusness and are always on the lookout for the next best unapologetic persona. Still, even in those fields, the person has to find a way to challenge authorities without resorting to passive-aggressiveness or petty comments. The smart way of doing it should be more elegant, persuasive, and preferably silent, showing your excellence through your work rather than your discourse. That said, maybe that’s not how it goes at all, and I’m just idealizing things based on what I’ve seen in movies (honestly, that’s probably what’s happening). We’ll read this from the perspective of the employee who got her fired, but analyze it from our own.