He knew they wanted to release him. He recorded the conversation. Video is taking over the internet

Cloudflare's Brittany Pitch recorded the conversation in which she was informed Dismissal from service. The young woman expected such a turn of events, because that day employees received invitations for short interviews.

Pietschi During the hearing, which lasted less than 10 minutes, he presented his arguments to prove that his dismissal was not justified.. He tries to find out why he was fired after four months of work that included two holidays (Thanksgiving and Christmas).

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asked the woman Did he get fired because Cloudflare got him fired and lost his job because of that. Finally, he asks if it happened for no reason because he doesn't get feedback.

He did not receive an answer to this either. The woman emphasizes this His manager had no objection to his work and during the conversation he asked why his immediate superiors were not.

My manager had no idea this was happening. My manager was as surprised as I was. You can hear the representative in the conversation HR Admits that he cannot confirm what my manager said about my results. This basically proved that they had no idea who I was or why they were firing me. “My manager called me later and said she felt bad and couldn't believe this was happening,” Brittany Pitch wrote on her LinkedIn profile.

In a LinkedIn post, the woman added that while looking through various comments, she came across comments suggesting that because of her attitude as a “quiet worker” she would never be able to find permanent work.

However, I want to clarify something. Any organization that chooses not to hire me just because I share a video of how I got fired or ask questions about why I got fired is not a place I want to work. If I do not take measures to protect my rights and interests, who else will? – Brittany Piech summed up the whole situation.

The young woman received words of support under the post. Commentators emphasize his composure while speaking as well as his courage. They also note that such layoffs are similar to typical cost cutting.

Cloudflare has commented on the matter. Matthew Prince presented the company's position on the X portal. As he explains, the company He slowed down About 40 employees out of about 1.5 thousand employed in the sales department. He adds that sometimes three months is enough to be sure whether an employee will be able to succeed in the company.

Unfortunately, we do not hire perfectly. We try to slow down perfectly. In this case, we were clearly far from perfect. “Watching this movie is painful for me,” Prince X wrote on his website.

He also added that no employee should be surprised if they are not performing well. We don't always get it right. And sometimes underperforming employees don't listen to the feedback they get before we fire them. Importantly, just because we fire someone doesn't mean they're a bad employee.