Companies often claim to value their employees, but their actions can say otherwise.

In this story, an employee witnessed her kind and capable coworker get fired despite having no performance issues.

A newer junior accountant was quickly given more responsibility and eventually replaced her in the role.

The situation felt even worse given the coworker’s recent accident and personal loss.

Read the full story below to find out more.

Coworker fired after 6 years because a new employee was “better”

Corporations truly do not give a care about any of us.

My coworker was one of the sweetest people I have ever met.

She was very competent at her job. She was universally liked by almost everyone.

She was a senior accountant.

Meet the new junior accountant…

Then two years ago, we hired a new junior accountant.

She was still in school. She is incredible and will definitely do great things with her life.

She is graduating in December, so she does not have her CPA. She is planning on getting it in the next few years.

She is really good at her job. She kept being given more complex tasks. She has been doing really well in her role.

The company fired the senior accountant.

Well, I guess the accounting manager decided something.

The newer employee should have the older employee’s job.

They literally fired someone who had no performance issues. She was well liked and did her job well.

They did this so they could give her job to someone else. They think that person is better.

The company thinks what they did was better for the business.

Also, the person they fired was in a car accident three weeks before she was fired.

She now does not have insurance because she is unemployed.

Her mom just died a few months ago.

Talk about kicking someone while they are down.

The manager justified it with, “It is just better for the business.”

Ugh! This just proves that some companies don’t really care about people, only profit.

If the new employee was really good at her job, they could promote her without firing the senior accountant. They could have moved some positions around, but kept the employees in their company.

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But, you know, that’s just me. Let’s see other people’s responses on Reddit.

This user shares their personal thought.

This person advises getting an attorney.

Here’s a valid point.

This comment makes sense, too.

Finally, short and simple.

Most of the time, “better for the business” means worse for the employees.

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