'My old boss asked if I might have a copy of their entire company's directory': Employee laid off then asked to recover important documents a year later

Can you imagine having this much leverage and not using it to your advantage? It's almost as crazy as a company not keeping any records of important documentation like their entire directory before laying off most of the company. Oh, wait… both of those scenarios are happening here. 

This Redditor was laid off about a year ago in a very unceremonious fashion. Essentially, most of the company was laid off at once with 30 minutes' notice at the end of a work day. It doesn't get much more savage than that. But there's more…

About a year later, OP heard back from their former boss who realized that OP was the only person who could potentially recover records of the company directory since they worked as the compliance officer there. It turns out they didn't keep any records of their own, and now they need proof of compliance in the new state where the company is now headquartered. 

Hopefully, if OP listens to the feedback from folks in the comments section below, they will use this opportunity to their advantage and will ensure that they are paid handsomely for recovering this important information. After all, their former boss is going to have to comply with OP's wishes. They need this documentation in order to continue as a company in an official capacity. 

Imagine if you were in this position with a former boss of yours who ruthlessly laid you off. It just goes to show that someone you think you may not need in a given moment could be the very person you do need in the next moment. For more content like this, here's a post about an employee who was asked to deduct money from their paycheck in order to be a "team player."