Outrage after China firm fires woman for refusing to buy breakfast for boss, results in reinstatement
Boss also requires subordinate to ensure she always has a bottle of water to drink
A woman in Shanghai was briefly fired after she refused to purchase breakfast for her boss, igniting outrage across mainland social media.
In response to the public backlash, the company reinstated the employee and terminated her supervisor.
The woman, identified by her surname Lou, was a new hire at an educational institution and shared her experience on Xiaohongshu.
Lou recounted that her supervisor, a woman surnamed Liu, demanded that she bring her a “hot Americano and an egg” each morning. Additionally, Lou mentioned that her boss insisted on having a bottle of water readily available for her to drink.
When Lou addressed these unreasonable demands in a work chat group, she was reprimanded by a group administrator. Subsequently, she was fired by the human resources department and informed that she would not receive any compensation.
Lou sought reimbursement from Liu and expressed that the entire ordeal left her feeling “helpless and absurd”.