Employee Shares A Meme And Gets Fired Over It, So He Shares The Text Exchange With The Boss

Do you have your bosses on social media? If so, you might want to reconsider after reading Cody Hidalgo’s unfortunate poop-meme story. It started on a Sunday. Cody was off work, minding his own business when he decided to post a mildly amusing and seemingly innocent meme onto his Facebook page.

Image credits: cody.hidalgo.1

“Boss makes a dollar, I make a dime. That’s why I poop on company time,” goes the caption, under a pic of Elmo sitting playfully on the potty.

Hardly controversial stuff, is it?

Image credits: cody.hidalgo.1

Now, we don’t know the full context or background to this story – perhaps Cody has been a truly awful employee? Maybe Andy, the boss, has put up with Cody’s slacking and ill-discipline for months now, and was itching for an excuse to pull the trigger?

Or it could be that Andy is just a big meanie who has no sense of humor and is on a massive power trip.

Either way, firing somebody for posting a meme in their free time and on their personal social media seems a little…harsh. Don’t you think?

Image credits: cody.hidalgo.1

Cody couldn’t believe what had just happened. He had just managed to get himself fired on his day off with a meme about pooping.

Image credits: cody.hidalgo.1

He continued to plead his innocence but his arguments fell on deaf ears. It does seem like this was the final straw in a sorry saga of workplace disappointment – Cody was clearly not a valued team member.

Image credits: cody.hidalgo.1

However, Andy’s point about the post ‘getting around’ would come back to haunt him as the story soon went viral, and people were taking Cody’s side.

Employee Shares A Meme And Gets Fired Over It, So He Shares The Text Exchange With The Boss

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Memes are a powerful form of communication these days, and you don’t want to get on a meme maker’s bad side! People quickly found the company in question and began to stand up for Cody in the way they know best – leaving hilariously withering ‘reviews.’

Employee Shares A Meme And Gets Fired Over It, So He Shares The Text Exchange With The Boss

Image credits: KyleOfFlorida

Image credits: Roman-Stone-Works

What do you think? Was Cody horribly mistreated here, or do you think there might be more to this story? Michigan is a state that has “at-will” employment, which means that both the employer and employee are free to terminate the employment at any given time, and for any legitimate purpose, unless bound by a legal contract. What are the conditions in your state/country? Let us know in the comments below!

Bored Panda has contacted both Mr. Hidalgo and Roman Stone Works for comment.

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hobbitly 5 years ago

Even if Cody was a terrible employee, saying his child being dead is a good thing is extremely wrong and hurtful.

129points

rhyan lumilay 5 years ago

I think Cody can file a lawsuit for that can he?

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Sinkvenice 5 years ago

Wow. Just wow. His employer's behaviour is completely unprofessional and unacceptable. This guy needs to report him and have a tribunal. The comment about his dead kid is absolutely grotesque. He's the one who needs to be fired.

86points

Suzi Gauthier 5 years ago

HAHAHAHAHA This is the U.S. I think. No tribunals here. Michigan is an at-will employer. They can fire you just because they feel like it.

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Grace Barclay 5 years ago

I was shocked to read something like that? The boss had no compunction throwing out the employee's dead child. God help us all.....

25points

DamnBecky 5 years ago

As an American, what do you mean by a tribunal? Is that like job court?

7points

StormsTempest 5 years ago

I didn't see that part about the mans kid and for a second I was like "Bish he did what?!" Completely agree with ya, Employer and Employee should switch positions in this case. 😒

6points

Bonnie Blue Bird 5 years ago

Also why I don't friend my boss.

55points

Brick 5 years ago

My boss is really nice and I basically know him as a friend at a big company in NZ, we buy each other coffee and we know each other as friends, but I can see that some people have not very nice bosses

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hobbitly 5 years ago

Even if Cody was a terrible employee, saying his child being dead is a good thing is extremely wrong and hurtful.

129points

rhyan lumilay 5 years ago

I think Cody can file a lawsuit for that can he?

22points

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Sinkvenice 5 years ago

86points

Suzi Gauthier 5 years ago

HAHAHAHAHA This is the U.S. I think. No tribunals here. Michigan is an at-will employer. They can fire you just because they feel like it.

42points

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Grace Barclay 5 years ago

I was shocked to read something like that? The boss had no compunction throwing out the employee's dead child. God help us all.....

25points

DamnBecky 5 years ago

As an American, what do you mean by a tribunal? Is that like job court?

7points

StormsTempest 5 years ago

I didn't see that part about the mans kid and for a second I was like "Bish he did what?!" Completely agree with ya, Employer and Employee should switch positions in this case. 😒

6points

Bonnie Blue Bird 5 years ago

Also why I don't friend my boss.

55points

Employee Shares A Meme And Gets Fired Over It, So He Shares The Text Exchange With The Boss

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