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'Ungrateful' | Fury as employee sends colleague's scathing social media post to their boss

Fury as employee sends colleague's scathing social media post to their boss

A worker has sparked debate after revealing one of their colleagues shared their social media posts with their boss.

As reported by Newsweek, the unnamed employee was reprimanded by their supervisor following an Instagram post, in which they criticised a gift they received from their employer.

Explaining that they recently received a "cheap wireless charger" as a token of appreciation from their employer, the blogger told online forum Reddit they posted a snap of the gift on their Instagram story with the caption: "We can't pay you a competitive wage but here's an off brand wireless charger for all your hard work".

However, Newsweek reported that the following day, said employee was informed that a co-worker had screenshotted their social media post and showed it to their supervisor.

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