March 4, 2026 at 5:22 am

He Accepted The Job Offer They Low Balled Him On, But Then They Turned Around And Fired Him After Four Days

by Liz Wiest

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Job searching in this current market is a full time job in and of itself.

What would you do if your job made you settle for a role you didn’t want, then fired you for no reason? One guy was recently crushed by this corporate move on Reddit. Here are the details.

Fired for “low performance”

I was hired for a company.

I was given a different position than what I interviewed for, however I still got the same pay that I would have gotten for the other position.

So it was fine I guess.

Still a minor disappointment.

My new position was super entry level, and incredibly easy.

I only received praise from my supervisors, then 4 days into my employment I was fired for low performance.

I’m not sure what to make of this, and I feel incredibly crushed.

Without even a warning is crazy.

I’ve never felt like such a loser before.

I genuinely thought I was doing a good job.

That feeling must be so jarring.

I had no idea this was coming.

My team seemed to really like me.

Advice or words of encouragement?

Seems like there may have been some shady dealings behind closed doors. Let’s see what Reddit had to say about this one.

The comments were able to provide reassurance.
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Others thought deeper into the situation.
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One person asked an important question.
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Another suggested escalating the situation.
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And one pointed out the obvious.
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No way this guy was getting paid enough for this nonsense.

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.