23-05-2025
Employee leaves boss speechless with scathing response after getting laid off from her job
A woman is being praised for roasting her boss during a layoff call that has now racked up millions of views on TikTok.
Karson Bree, a graphic designer and digital creator, shared the now-viral footage of her being laid off from a local magazine job she held for less than three months.
In the video, which has more than 2.3 million views and counting, Karson sat on a Zoom call with two senior staffers and a HR rep whose faces have been blurred out.
She is then told her employment is being 'terminated effective immediately.'
When she asked why, she was met with an awkward silence - nearly 10 seconds of no one knowing what to say - before it was stated: 'The publication went out late, it went out with typos, and we just feel that the design wasn't necessarily a good fit for the publication.'
But Karson didn't take that quietly and immediately pushed back: 'Every step along the way I have met my requirements and quiet honestly a lot of the reasonings as to why it was late was dependent upon you.'
Citing the reasons she believed to be behind the chaos, she listed late materials, lack of access to essential accounts, and radio silence from her boss when she asked for support.
'I received very little feedback from you,' she said directly to her manager (who we find out is named Julie), 'and there were many times I reached out with no reply whatsoever.'
TikTok users showed support for Karson, praising her for speaking up
She also pointed out the unprofessionalism of getting a message at 11pm the night before informing her of the layoff - and then having her work access revoked immediately.
And she didn't stop there, adding: 'I feel like I've done every step of the way of trying to do this job to the best of my abilities and quite frankly you have made it very difficult...
'If you guys want to maintain a good team, you need to make sure your leadership also possesses the strengths needed to produce a well-designed magazine.'
Despite being reminded the meeting was 'not about Julie,' Karson took the opportunity to tell her: 'Since starting, my biggest frustration was working with you. I want that to be known.'
She then ended the call with a perfectly cold sign-off: 'It's been lovely working with you, Kendall. I cannot say the same for you, Julie. Have a great day.'
In the comment section, thousands praised her professionalism, honesty, and ability to advocate for herself in real-time.
'That was so embarrassing for them,' one TikTok user wrote.
'The awkward silence when you asked them questions spoke volumes. They clearly didn't have any reason to terminate you,' another user chimed in.
Other users shared their own toxic experiences with the corporate world
'This must have been such a hard call. You handled yourself like a leader on this call - your former leadership evidently did not,' said another.
Other TikTok users shared their own frustrations about the corporate world.
'I'm so tired of employers not being able to provide solid reasons to why they are letting people go especially with no prior infractions,' one user shared.
'Not gonna lie, this is almost word for word how I got let go from my job and word for word how I confronted them,' someone else added.
'I'm so glad I'm not the only one that had the courage to stand up to incompetent leadership.'
