Tech Employee Shares Video of Her Being Fired

Tech worker Brittany Pietsch is receiving mixed reactions for recording herself getting fired. Pietsch worked in sales at the tech company CloudFlare for just four months when she was told by two HR representatives that she was getting the boot. The CEO of CloudFlare expressed sympathy for Pietsch. The video is painful,��� says Matthew Prince. The mistake was not being more kind and humane.

[JustXavier]

Meghan Kelley can't call anyone whiny. She sued her employer when _she_ was fired.

[GillyWhitfootHaysend]

It’s called lying about needing someone for a temp job.

[carycoller]

"We're terminating you but we can't tell you why right now. So sorry you're having this experience". Wait, what?

[MsNobelle]

How is it whiny to ask for a reason for termination? They should absolutely be transparent and give the reason.

[the_zed]

I'm a software engineer, my last role I gave the company a 2 day notice, they were flabbergasted, they wanted a one month notice. The same company had let go of my friend in one day, they didn't let him know ahead of time. Idk why corporate america wants these notices especially if you're a terrible company.

[holdupwaitaminute.]

Judging from the video alone, she has the right to know as to why she was being fired. Regardless of whether she was a terrible employee or not, the fact that they won't even get into the specifics is just cruel.

[USMCTexan]

That lady hit the nail on the head, corporate speak is getting old, and corporate speak is cowardly to say the least.

[Madi]

Megan Kelly is such a clown. Sometimes you really do work hard and a company does screw you over… She needs to get a wake up call .

[Mlopez_]

The company can at least tell you why you're being let go.

[ThePiones]

Half a year ago, 3 months after receiving a yearly bonus for "great performance", I was let go for poor performance. Instead of admitting to layoffs, they blame it on the employees, harming their self esteem and disrespecting their inteligence.

[cfusername]

Firing someone isn't the actual issue. It's how it's done. If they tell her she's done good, but they can't afford or don't need her anymore, it would be a whole other thing. Just treat people like human beings.

[seekthetruthcheckthefacts]

The lady that talks at the end talking about blaming yourself is a classic case of toxic manager

[Narutocoolcat]

It’s ironic that you have to give a two week notice before leaving a job because it’s professional but they can fire you when ever they want. The CEO is right, that HR lady is horrible. Not “I’m sorry, I know this hard”. She went with “I’m sorry you feel this way”. Complete lack of empathy. Then again she works in HR for a reason.

[blackrain]

Never get too attached to anything, even your own shadow leaves you when it gets dark. (wise proverb).

[karlhendrikse]

Did she refer to herself in the third person?

[daltonhigbee]

I wish that all HR representatives would disclose valid reasons for employees to be fired from their jobs, especially for not so experienced employees.

[Blarnix]

“I’m really sorry you’re having this experience and feeling this way.”

That means NOTHING.

[juliethompson]

Megyn Kelly should take her own advice.

[pczefld]

She was told she didnt meet minimum performance requirements for 2 straight periods of assessment...

[dsddsd]

The fact that she had her phone setup and record it for tiktok. Kinda gives me an idea how she would have been like at work place