Internet Slams Boss Who Called Police on Employee After She Left Work Early

In a now-viral post, a Tennessee daycare worker said her former boss once called the police to perform a "welfare check" on her because she left work early.

Posting in Reddit's "Antiwork" forum under the username u/Real_Card7880, the worker wrote: "I left early for high fever on orders of my [assistant general manager]. The [general manager came] BUSTING down my door an hour later and [called] the cops." The post has amassed over 27,000 upvotes and more than 1,000 comments from stunned Redditors criticizing the "nutjob" boss.

Welfare Checks

According to The Law Dictionary, a welfare or "wellness" check is when a police officer drops by an individual's home to "make sure they are okay." Many times, welfare checks are requested by a person's friends, family or neighbors after they suddenly and/or "unexpectedly" lose touch with the person.

To request a welfare check, The Law Dictionary said people can contact police by calling 911 or a non-emergency line.

"If the police go to the location and find that the person is in good health—and it was likely a miscommunication why you were unable to get ahold of him or her—they will notify you to let you know," The Law Dictionary said. "However, if the police find the person injured, sick, or already deceased, they will call for medical assistance immediately, as well as contact you to come to the scene (they will stay at the home until you arrive)."

If a person is found dead at the scene, a criminal investigation will ensue.

Before conducting a welfare check, The Law Dictionary said individuals should be "certain" that their loved one is in danger. Unfortunately, it seems as though u/Real_Card7880 former boss didn't get this memo.

'Antiwork'

In her post, u/Real_Card7880 said she arrived at work one morning "feeling fine," but as the day progressed, she started to feel "tired and sick." When the assistant general manager caught u/Real_Card7880 resting during the children's nap time, she took u/Real_Card7880's temperature and found that u/Real_Card7880 had a 102-degree fever.

"She's an amazing woman and immediately sent me home with instructions not to return until I felt 100 percent better," u/Real_Card7880 wrote. "I went home and popped some pills and fell asleep on the couch."

An hour later, she was awoken to the sound of someone "pounding" on her door. When she looked through the peephole, she saw her general manager standing there.

"She is screaming that I need to come back to work and I didn't tell her I left so without a positive covid test, I HAD to come back," u/Real_Card7880 said, adding that she simply "ignored" her boss.

"After a couple of minutes, I get a phone call from my mom (who lives FOUR HOURS AWAY) sobbing that my GM called her saying I was MISSING...I'm livid at this point because I had to explain to my mom what happened as my boss starts banging on my door," u/Real_Card7880 recalled.

"I walk to the door and yank it open with my mom still on the phone when I see police officers outside. This WOMAN CALLED THE POLICE FOR A WELFARE CHECK," she continued. "After explaining to the officers I was fine and just sick, she smugly walks up to me and says, and I freaking quote, 'I knew you were there, you need to come back immediately we have no one to cover you. I'll wait out here to follow you.'"

At that, u/Real_Card7880 told her boss to "f**k off."

"I never went back and put in a report to the corporate branch and, from what my friends told me, they canned her after an investigation," she concluded.

Redditor u/Real_Card7880 told Newsweek that her mother was "extremely upset" about the situation.

"We live four hours away from her and I only listed her as an emergency contact if something happened while my husband was out of town or if both of us were injured. She texted my old manager a very long rant about how unprofessional she was and how she caused my mom to almost go into a panic attack," u/Real_Card7880 said.

Redditor u/Real_Card7880 added that she's since found a new job that makes her "really happy."

Redditors React

Many Redditors were alarmed by the story and chastised u/Real_Card7880's "nutjob" boss.

"WHO THE F**K CALLS THEIR EMPLOYEE'S PARENT AND LIES THAT THEY'RE F**KING MISSING? WHAT. THE. F**K.," u/lil_sebastian13 wrote.

"So who the heck was watching the kids while she was out stalking you at your house?" u/nolzach asked.

"Jesus f**king christ, that nutjob should never be let around children again," u/rad-boy said.

"What really irritates me lately is companies assuming you're not sick if you don't have Covid. There are still other illnesses in the world," u/youcantseemebear commented.

Some, however, thought the story was too crazy to be true.

"This obviously didn't happen. But thanks for the entertaining fiction story," u/jamesjabc13 said.

Redditor u/Frontpageorlurk added: "I'll take things that never happened for a thousand, Alex."

Other Viral Moments

On Monday, online commenters applauded a worker who quit their job when their boss refused to honor a previously agreed-upon number of vacation days.

Last week, an employee received praise for their "mic drop" resignation moment. Also last week, Redditors slammed an "offensive" job posting calling for "double D breasts."

Updated 08/23/2022, 5:12 p.m. ET: This story has been updated with comments from u/Real_Card7880.