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    ‘After more than 20 years working there, she was fired.’ Loyal employee fired 4 years before retirement by her former mentee, who climbed the ranks with questionable methods

    A loyal employee gets booted out with four years left to retirement, while her former protégé, who learned everything on the job from her, inherits the throne by using, ahem, other skills.

    Needle in a haystack wouldn't be a good description for what it's like to be looking for fairness in the corporate world. Because, as I'm sure you already see where I'm going with this: at least there is a needle in the haystack, but in the fairytale faraway land where cotton candy grows on trees and nothing bad ever happens, known as the corporate world, you woulsnt find fairness even if you had the world's most advance tracking system or the most professional search & rescue team on hand. 

    The story below is the workplace version of a soap opera, only with worse haircuts and even worse morals. The betrayal isn't subtle. It's spelled out in late-night texts, steamy audio clips, and the kind of office politics that would make a reality TV producer blush. Loyalty is for suckers, apparently, and promotions are handed out based on who can keep their pants on the least. The system isn't rigged. It's just built for people who treat HR policies like suggestions and office romances like career development.

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    • My sweet coworker who had only 4 years left to retire was laid off and I don't know what to do

      I live in a country where you need a certain age to retire (60), my coworker who is 56 and an actual ray of sunshine, was laid off yesterday while none of the team was there to back her up (we are seasonal workers), she called me in tears, they said her spot was no longer needed and just like that, after more than 20 years working there, she was fired.
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    • The worst part is the piece of shit that did this was a woman who was our coworker, was taught everything she knows by her, but managed to be our boss by sleeping with the general manager (they are both married btw).
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    • No colleagues around to witness the drama, just a phone call from someone who spent two decades being kind and competent, now left wondering what the H just happened. The urge to send the evidence to HR, to spouses, to the local newspaper, is strong. There’s a strange satisfaction in imagining the fallout, the awkward family dinners, the HR meetings that sound like bad fan fiction. Revenge might be petty, but it’s also weirdly entertaining.

    • The thing is I have proof of their affair, texts, pictures and even some audios. I've been thinking about sending the proof to human resources and even to their significant others, but I'm going to wait until I have a talk with my coworker, but at this point I'm willing to get myself fired to make them pay.
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    • Waiting to talk to the coworker is the only thing standing between chaos and catharsis. Burning it all down might feel good, but it’s also a one-way ticket to unemployment. The real comedy is watching people climb the corporate ladder by any means necessary, only to realize the ladder is made of cardboard and duct tape. Some people will always trade ethics for a corner office, but not everyone has to applaud the show.

    • mingebinj 4 years left.. that's shocking. You should defo anonymously inact some revenge. Id be tempted to create an anonymous social media and post whatever evidence you have on the business Facebook page if they have one. I'd only do that if none of that evidence could point the finger at you or anybody you dont want to hurt
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    • FitzroyFang Original Poster's Reply Unfortunately all the evidence | have will definitely point a finger at me because they were personal messages. That's why I want to talk it out with my coworker first. If she thinks she will get harmed in anyway I will pull a full stop to it, otherwise, I don't care anymore
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    • The workplace isn’t a meritocracy. It’s a circus, and the clowns are always in charge.

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    • throwawaydeeez Sure. And they can retaliate to anyone that shows up in those texts but never reported it. Or a number of other things. It's not as clean as just OP getting the target. It may still be worth it though.
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    • FitzroyFang Original Poster's Reply Exactly, unfortunately there are two other people involved that can be harmed if I don't do this carefully. So I will need to talk to them and see if we're all in the same boat. This company became really shitty since it was bought by USA investors (no one is surprised there) so a lot of people are really tired of the treatment, but risking their job is something that not all of them can do
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    • jilly1200 She might be able to use this as leverage to get some severance.
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    • FitzroyFang Original Poster's Reply Thankfully, where we live, severance is mandatory as long as you aren't fired for a misconduct which is pretty hard to prove and rarely happens, so she is covered on that front. Still, what hurts is that she needs those 4 working years to retire and is gonna be a bitch to find an other job at her age
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    • Friendly_Potential69 Yes and then when you will go to the local news, HR will have already used aaaall the evidence you provided, and manipulated things (make fake, create fake actions, send internal emails, make fake meetings...). HR are parasites, they already in bed with the one above you, especially with the type who climb the corporate ladder by sleeping with others... Let me rephrase that, what you are suggesting is not only destroying amy chances, but also giving them weapons to be use ag
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    • FitzroyFang Original Poster's Reply Unfortunately you are right, that already happened with another coworker that was fired. Later on we found out they created fake timesheets and fake complains in order to fire her. So hoping that HR will do something for us is a no-no
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    • eric-artman This must be USandA. So your options are: Join her Protest for 2 minutes during unpaid break Kidnap a boss relative Seriously i read this topic for a long time (more than 5 years) and i try to figure it out why YOU PEOPLE agree to this shit. Your nation started from revolution and it was a land of free.
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    • FitzroyFang Original Poster's Reply Thankfully I don't live in USA, but the factory I work was recently bought by an American company, so it makes sense that the work environment has gone to shit
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    • throwawaydeeez I mean, it would probably be delicious to light that fuse. But that doesn't mean you won't get others in the way of the fallout. If you are ok with the possible collateral damage, including your own job, then get it going and don't forget to update us!
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    • Ironmike11B "May the bridges I burn light my way" Nuke that bitch.
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    • RulerOfNyaNyaLand I think you should share what you have with her and advise her to get an employment lawyer. She may have a case for wrongful termination. It's worth it for her to get a consultation and her lawyer might get her a big settlement that will help her make it to retirement age without falling into debt.
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    • JoefromOhio Just go to HR and provide the incriminating details about the manager. If HR retaliates on you, I'm sure a local news outlet would love to post a little expose.
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    • Own-Atmosphere-8301 Please do it. People needs to be accountable.
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