Some bosses get too involved with their workers online and the person in this story thought that would make for an interesting topic for his Substack.

See what prompted him to do this.

I was laid off after 3 weeks…now the owner is all over my socials. Would it be a mistake to publish an essay I wrote about him?

I was very guarded at my job and did not make friends intentionally. I worked in a position that gave me access to observation in how unethical the company was.

I wanted to stay out of it, get the experience and move on.

But there is a fork in this road.

I was laid off after only three weeks. I only told my direct manager that I write (I had something published in a small magazine that day) and that there was a camera in mine and her office.

When she laid me off she said at least I still had my writing to sustain me (which is actually insane to say).

Within a few days, the owner found my creative writing Substack and went through them.

I also write culture essays on another one which he either hasn’t found or didn’t like. They are a little anarchist and I think he’d be surprised/would have never hired me if he’d read them.

His constant pinging on my Substack and LinkedIn ticked me off so I wrote an essay about him. I thought it would be kinda funny to address him like this.

So she’s getting ready to press Publish.

I read it to my best friend who initially said wait but after the weirdness continued said do it.

I include screenshots with his blurred name.

I have 60 subscribers on the essay one so it’s not like it’s groundbreaking.

I don’t share company secrets, his or the company name. Honestly I could have gone a lot harder. I learned some screen writing level amount of drama that I left out completely.

I think the essay is works well and I take pride in my work. But I know cost and reward here are miles apart. Maybe I just want some autonomy back? I don’t know.

Thoughts?  Would I regret this?

Here is what people are saying.

True. Don’t mess up your whole life for this.

I agree. People will see it as revenge.

A dash of humility helps!

Not the best intentions from this person, I’m sure.

Move on!

Thought that was satisfying? Check out what this employee did when their manager refused to pay for their time while they were traveling for business.