Fired Employee Surprised As Former Boss Seeks Laptop Password Half A Year After Termination; Post Goes Viral

Assuring confidentiality, the employer ensured to utilise the provided information solely to reset the laptop and emphasised that it would not be disclosed for any other reason

Recounting an unusual experience, an individual posted on the social media platform Reddit about how his previous employer reached out to him seeking the password for his laptop a full six months after terminating his employment. Narrating the incident, the individual provided a screenshot of the email he received from his former employer on Reddit. In the email, the employer requested the laptop password to facilitate a factory reset, preparing the device for future use by another individual.

Assuring confidentiality, the employer ensured to utilise the provided information solely to reset the laptop and emphasised that it would not be disclosed for any other reason.

"This just makes me giggle. For context: This company sought me out to interview at their company for a management position. I ended up getting the job. Lasted 30 days until they terminated the position due to a "cart before the horse" situation."

"Basically what happened is I called out all the illegal marketing practices happening and offered solutions to fix them. They got rid of the problem, which was "me." Now they want my password. Lol," the individual wrote in the caption of the post.

The post, which gained widespread attention, garnered numerous comments from users. Some expressed disbelief at the idea of remembering a password after six months of not using the laptop, while others shared their own encounters with comparable circumstances.

“This is strange. Best case scenario, they are lying and need a file on your computer, worst case they themselves have been compromised and if you give this person your password they will try to use it to get into your personal accounts. Ignore this message and never give anyone your password for any reason,” wrote one of the users.

“They don't need your password. They need their tech team to get off their asses. Unless you set a bios password, which this image does not indicate as the case. They are trying to access your files for some reason. You no longer work for them, so tell them should they continue to press for your (should be) deactivated accounts passwords. You will take it as an act of harassment,” wrote another user.