She Got Fired From Her Job At A Tech Company Making Six Figures After She Shared A Video On Social Media
A woman was fired from her job after posting a TikTok video, but she bounced back and started her own business.
Chelle (@brokeasshorsegirl) was working a remote job in the tech industry and making six figures.
The video that got her fired was literally just a snippet of some coffee she had spilled. She took the short video during a 4:30 a.m. work meeting.
Unfortunately, what she did not realize at the time was that the voice of her chief product officer was in the background of the clip. He was speaking during a team meeting that Chelle had to attend every week.
The next day, Chelle got called into a meeting with HR. They told her that someone had sent in the video and that she would no longer be working at the company due to gross negligence.
After hanging up the call, she said in shock, “This is going to be perfect for my memoir.”
Chelle doesn’t think she deserved to be fired over such a tiny indiscretion, but she holds no ill feelings over it.
“Honestly, do I think that I should’ve been fired? I mean, nobody ever thinks they should be fired, but honestly, no,” Chelle concluded.
“They weren’t really talking about anything super confidential; you could barely hear them in the background, but alas, they found it to be a firable offense.”
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Chelle accepts that she was in the wrong and that there is nothing more she can do about it other than to let it go and move on to bigger, better things.
She had always dreamed of starting her own company, so that’s exactly what she did. Chelle is now the founder and CEO of Bridle. Her goal is to build a technological tool to help equine professionals manage their businesses.
Many TikTok viewers are offering support and encouragement to Chelle while denouncing the companies that let their employees go over minor reasons.
“Sounds like the success of a future multimillionaire,” commented one viewer.
“Employers are honestly OFF THEIR ROCKER with social media policing,” stated another.
“I’m sorry, but no, that was extreme. They acted like he said the formula to the crabby patty or something,” said a third.
Do you think Chelle should’ve been fired?
@brokeasshorsegirl Yep. That happened. I got fired because of TikTok so now I’m starting a company and I’m going to take you along the way with me on TikTok. To the moon? #fired #siliconvalley #startup #horsegirl #storytime
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