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14 Bosses Who Quickly Realized They Made A Grave Mistake Firing Their Employees, So They Came Crawling Back With Their Tails Between Their Legs

What’s better than finally leaving a toxic work environment? The petty satisfaction of having your boss — the one who either fired you or forced you to quit — come CRAWLING BACK the second they realize how valuable you really are. If you can relate to this, these 14 screenshots are for you.GIF from "Office Space" of a man drinking coffee Judgemental Films1.This boss who effed around a little too much and DEFINITELY found out:"I'm still pissed off, but that made up for it just a little bit." u/Charlie_Steve / Via reddit.com2.This boss who made a snap decision while their employee was sick and regretted it immediately:"They fired my husband and have since come crawling back" u/Solid_Information_66 / Via reddit.com3.This boss who tried to guilt their employee into coming in after leaving them high and dry for two months:"can u at least work tonight ?" u/Ch1ll1nman / Via reddit.com4.This boss who sent this pathetic little message to their employee who quit because they kept getting scheduled with an abusive coworker:"I am expecting you to come to work today" u/[deleted] / Via reddit.com5.This boss who demanded the files, but will not ever be getting the files:"Please send Buttermilk pdf and we'll be done" u/tacoben56 / Via reddit.com6.This boss who came back with their tail between their legs after acting like a total monster:"If not I really wish you well." u/thexvoid / Via reddit.com7.This boss who had no problem belittling an employee but still reached out for help rebooting the system four months after they quit:"I am done with this conversation..." u/Underfire17 / Via reddit.com"what's your email and password for the myorderbox thing so we can renew it" u/Underfire17 / Via reddit.com8.This boss who ALLEGEDLY keeps texting their former employee a year later on accident, but I have my doubts:"Sorry wrong ____ again" u/Nikkerdoodle71 / Via reddit.com9.This boss who fired someone and then had the gall to ask them for an IG shoutout once they got a little bit famous:"I know I can count on you, looking forward to next week." u/PurveyorOfSapristi / Via reddit.com10.This boss who fired an employee and then tried to make it all go away by sending an NDA:"Farms has requested you sign the document" u/breakyourfac / Via reddit.com11.This boss who LOWERED an employee’s wage and then groveled after they quit:"Thanks I found out you quit through Joan!" u/ExoticDragonfruit / Via reddit.com12.This boss who shamelessly sent this mass email to an employee who quit just 24 hours prior:"We're hiring!" u/Demon_Slayer_9 / Via reddit.com13.This boss who sent this (slightly threatening?) email to a former employee months after they quit:"Could you send ALL code you wrote either as a repo or zip by tomorrow." u/logistical_question / Via reddit.com14.And finally, this boss who somehow thought they were entitled to an exit interview, even though their employee left the company a month ago:"Pay an analyst whatever their fee is to figure out your employee retention issues." u/zboy02043 / Via reddit.comH/T: r/antiwork