A regional manager was caught calling colleagues “idiots” who asked “stupid questions” in a furious outburst when he accidentally left his microphone and camera turned on during a department-wide town hall with 200 people.
Edward Fuenmayor, a service center manager at the Department of Veterans Affairs, was reassigned after an angry outburst, where he angrily lashed out over questions he was asked at the end of an hour-long Teams call, was mistakenly heard by more than 200 colleagues.
The call participants also caught a glimpse of Fuenmayor in his underwear, as he was unaware that his camera was also turned on during the meeting.
After an employee asked him questions at the end of the town hall meeting, Fuenmayor reportedly slammed something in frustration and went on to call colleagues in the call “idiots” with “stupid questions”.
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