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Monika Pašukonytė

Employer Deceives Worker About Layoff, Hires Cheaper Replacement, Then Begs For Assistance

You know that feeling when someone dumps you, ghosts you, and then suddenly shows up months later like nothing happened? While it’s always tempting to be the bigger person, there are times you just need to put it in the back pocket.

That’s basically what happened here, except instead of a messy breakup, it was a job layoff that wasn’t quite what it seemed. Today’s Original Poster (OP) was let go under the guise of needing someone “more qualified,” until one day, their ex-boss slid into their messages to ask for a 2-step verification code to access a system they were locked out of. Talk about nerve.

More info: Reddit

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