Company Fires VP With Impressive Record, Hires Replacement; Internet Reacts

The real sting came when the Reddit user later discovered that the company had already hired someone else for the same position. 

A former Vice President from an unnamed company opened up about their distressing experience on Reddit, recounting the shock and frustration of being laid off despite a strong performance history. After 1.5 years with the company, during which they had received no negative feedback, earned a substantial raise, and secured a 25 per cent bonus earlier this year, they were abruptly informed that their position was being eliminated as part of cost-cutting measures.

“Last Wednesday, the CEO and COO called me into their office, and I was pretty much told that it wasn’t personal, that they were trying to cut costs, and my position was eliminated. They gave me 10 weeks severance and will pay for COBRA for 10 weeks as well,” the former VP wrote in his social media post.

The real sting came when they later discovered that the company had already hired someone else for the same position. 

"Today, I went on LinkedIn and saw that they hired someone else with my exact title and my heart dropped," they shared. The Redditor emphasised their reliability and strong performance, noting that they had never received any negative feedback during their time with the company.

“I was let go last Wednesday. I had been working at this company for 1.5 years as a VP and not once did I receive negative feedback. During my review in March, I got a very good raise and got an additional 25 per cent bonus,” he wrote.

He added, “I never missed a single deadline, I was reliable, I did whatever was asked of me. Didn’t take all my PTO, would work weekends and was always available at any time. I never received any negative feedback or had to be sat down to speak to. I was doing the work of 3 people and still. I feel angry, embarrassed and just frustrated with the whole situation. They couldn’t even tell me the truth to my face and said they were expecting for to me pick up calls because they’re paying me severance. What a joke.”

Several internet users came forward to share their opinions. One Reddit user wrote, “My ex-coworker had the same thing, worked his back off after the pandemic, was replaced in a whim but with good severance. Two weeks in they send him a 10 page excel sheet to fill up all the missing contacts, process info, everything he could think off. He never replied to the email.”

“I work for a reputable fashion retailer and they let go of our previous stylist director even though she was a top performer just because I guess the VP liked the new director he replaced on a personal level. LOL politics and who you know I guess very dirt bag scummy move this is why I don’t attend work events or go above and beyond and I take all of my PTO when I want too because these people are dirtbags and will never appreciate the work you put in,” added another user.