CEO fires 99 employees over Slack for not attending meeting

In a bizarre incident, a US-based CEO fired 99 employees for not attending a meeting. The screenshot of his angry text over Slack was shared on Reddit, gaining thousands of reactions and backlash for his actions.

Shared by a Reddit user, who claimed to have joined the music instruments business as an intern, said he was fired an hour later by the CEO. In the screenshot, the CEO, who introduced himself as Baldvin, berated his employees for not taking their jobs seriously, firing 99 of the 110 employees.

“For those of you who did not show up to the meeting this morning, consider this your official notice: you're all fired,” wrote the CEO to his employees in a Slack message. “You failed to do what you agreed to, you failed to complete your part of the contract, and you failed to show up to the meetings you were supposed to attend and work for.”

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“I will cancel all agreements between us. Please return anything you have, sign out of all accounts, and remove yourself from this Slack immediately,” the angry CEO added.

He further said that he gave them an opportunity to make their lives better, work, and grow but they did not take it seriously. 

“Out of 110 people, only 11 were present this morning. Those 11 get to stay. The rest of you are terminated,” Baldvin wrote. He ended his lengthy text by asking those employees to “get the f*** out of my business right now.”

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Social media users react to CEO’s text

The Reddit users expressed their disbelief over the incident as they criticised the CEO. While some wondered if there was more to the story.

“I assume the CEO failed to inform the team about that meeting. I can not believe that 99 people will fail to attend a meeting if they got informed,” a Reddit user commented on the viral post.

“What kind of meeting was this that most employees missed anyway? Did he send a last minute invite or something? Otherwise I find it hard to believe 99 people just didn't show up,” another user said.

(With inputs from agencies)