Lady Reveals On TikTok That She Took Company Training Documents When She Resigned
She trolled them.
A video from TikToker @_queerbigan recounting how she quit her job and took some documents with her on the way out went viral and sparked debate on whether she was within her rights to do that.
"It has been less than 24 hours since my last day at work," @_queerbigan said in the video. "On my way out of work, I took all of the training documents that I created because they didn’t have, honestly, a lot of things—digitally, physically, or systemically—before me."
"And I was happy to provide those things. I loved my job… even though they were underpaying me for the work I was supposed to do," she added.
When she asked for a title change, her employer refused to grant her request because they felt it would be "too confusing." Frustrated, she ultimately quit her job and took the training documents.
Unsurprisingly, her employer requested the documents back one day after she left; however, she refused to comply with their request.
In the viral video she shared on TikTok, she stated she wouldn't return the documents "because clearly, they don't value me, they don't actually appreciate me, and they don't know what I do, because if they did understand what I do, then they would appreciate me."
She's snitching on... herself.
@_queerbiganSince the video went viral, many commenters have shared their thoughts on whether she had the right to take the documents.
Some commenters were doubtful.
@_queerbiganHere's more undoubtful comments.
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Some opined that she was exposing herself to legal action by talking about it online.
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More than 2.9 million people watched the video after it went viral. In response to the criticism the post attracted, she posted a follow-up video saying that she doubts her former employer would take any action against her.
"The situation is really not as crazy as you all are making it seem," she said. "But thanks for thinking my life is exciting."
Here's the video that's now deleted on TikTok.
Jon Heimerl, manager of the threat intelligence team at NTT Security, says departing employees risk getting into trouble when they take corporate information or physical assets without their employer's permission.
"I know a company that laid off an employee who then walked into a competitor's office with proprietary information about a big R&D project...
The company sent a letter to the competitor from a lawyer that said, 'We know you hired this employee. We have proof that he took proprietary information with him, and we are going to sue you and the employee.'
The competitor withdrew its employment offer, and it took the ex-employee twelve months to find another job," Heimerl said.
In Summary...
Even if you dislike your job and your boss, it is best to resign in a way that upholds your professional reputation and ensures that you will continue to have excellent ties with your employer in the future.
This way, you keep the door open for future opportunities and recommendations. OP could've handled the situation better, in my opinion.
What do you think?
