Man Laid Off At 59 After ‘22 Years Of Service’ –Sons Reddit Post Goes Viral

New Delhi: A 59-year-old worker has been proven the go out door by way of the corporate after greater than 20 years of carrier. This factor was once shared on Reddit by way of the worker’s kid. The Reddit put up went viral, sparking outrage and sympathy from many that mentioned that the worker will have to no longer renounce and that the employer will have to hearth him and provides him severance.

According to a Reddit put up by way of the worker’s kid, the worker was once to start with scheduled to retire in January 2025 after 22 years of faithful carrier. But a two-year extension was once added to his contract. “I need help understanding my father’s employment situation. He is almost 2 years away from retirement and is being laid off under circumstances that seem questionable,” the consumer wrote on Reddit.

The consumer mentioned, “Last week, he was asked by his boss to send a warning email to his reportee for constantly underperforming. This reportee retaliates against my father by writing a very diplomatic mail and ccing his boss and superiors. Now the company is painting my father as the bad person and he’s also being asked to leave on these grounds apart from other reasons like company’s poor performance, budget cuts and restructuring.” 

“He has also been told that he is not entitled to severance because he was technically supposed to be retired already. In addition, his boss is now emotionally manipulating him to voluntarily resign, serve notice and leave honourably. I know once he voluntarily resigns, it’s game over for him,” the consumer wrote.

The consumer concluded the put up by way of asking, “Should we consult and employment lawyer or something else?”

Netizens react

The Reddit put up has caused in style anger and sympathy for the worker.

One consumer mentioned, “Your father should not resign under any circumstances.”

Another consumer mentioned, “Your father shouldn’t resign or retire volunterirarly. Most likely he isn’t going to seek more employment, so he shouldn’t be worried about ruining his resume with a termination. Let them terminate him without grounds, and he can take them to task for this.”

“Ask him to read his employment contract. there must be some paper work regarding the extension. consult a lawyer and Do not give into the demand of these bullies,” commented one consumer.

“First of all 22 years in the same company ?? And this is how the employer treats the employee who has been loyal for more than 2 decades,” commented one consumer.

“Not resign. Let them remove him and give severance,” commented one consumer.