'Boss [is] listening to private conversations': Toxic boss plants secret security camera, recording employees at work

Sometimes it feels like your boss is watching your every move because that's exactly what he's doing. This employee realized in the worst way possible that their employer was secretly recording their side conversations like this was some Linda Tripp situation. It turns out that the folks of Reddit were hyper-aware of this surprisingly common practice.

As a relatively anxious worker, I always feel the often nonexistent presence of an authority figure breathing down my neck and monitoring my every move. Thankfully, I have been lucky enough to know that this paranoia is mostly in my head. However, this story certainly will put anxious workers like myself on edge. Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the reactions from folks in the comment section, who weighed on the specific legality of the situation. For more stories like this, check out this post about an employee who got revenge on the office Karen.