On-call employee reprimanded for not coming in despite never being notified by hostile manager: 'Am I being gaslit?'

Don't you just love it when your manager punishes you for their own mistake?

We are all probably accustomed to this phenomenon regardless of industry, but this kind of behavior seems to be particularly widespread in the service industry and especially when it comes to scheduling shifts. This employee was on-call and usually would be notified by mid-afternoon if he was needed to come in that night. This time, he wasn't notified so he rightfully assumed that he was not needed. 

Well, it turns out that his boss lost his cool when the employee didn't show up. Even though the employee explained the situation and defended himself (see the full text exchange below), the manager continued to dig his heels into the ground and insisted that the employee should have known to come in, as if he could read minds. Keep scrolling below for the original story and for the best reactions from folks in the comments section. For more, check out this post about the top lame corporate gifts people received from their bosses.