Boss Demands To See Employee’s Phone, Claiming He Didn’t Receive Her Text About Being Late, Threatens To Fire Them

• By Arsalan Sajid
• 5 months ago
• 5 minutes read

Any business that wants to operate properly needs its employees and employer to abide by certain laws and regulations. To thrive in the job, they must work professionally and respect the privacy of all individuals. The employer does not have the authority to improperly confront their employees or meddle in their private matters.

OP was in a similar scenario when her boss requested for his personal phone to see evidence of her text message informing him that she was arriving late to work because her three-year-old son became ill and she needed to take him to the hospital in the morning. When OP arrived late to work, the employer flatly denied receiving any text messages and demanded that she hand over her phone to him so that he could view the message himself. OP refused to give up her phone because she had many private texts with her boyfriend on it. She offered to open the phone for him and show him the text, but he declined. According to him, OP could forge the message so that he wanted to see it himself. Following OP’s refusal, she was sent home since her boss was upset and wanted her out of sight. Read the tale to learn about the OP’s circumstance and express your thoughts on it in the comments area below.

Source: Reddit

1. OP asks if she was wrong for refusing her boss to check her phone to see the message she sent to him.

2. OP’s three-year-old son got sick, and she had to take him to the hospital. She texted her boss for an hour of leave and told him the reason.

3. After arriving late to work, OP was called by her boss to ask about her coming late. OP told him that she had already texted him in the morning. OP’s boss denied receiving any message and asked for her phone to see the proof.

4. OP suggested that she would show him the text by opening the phone herself since she had some private messages but her boss wanted to see the text himself which OP did not allow.

5. OP was sent home because her boss was frustrated with her. His assistant attempted to persuade OP to allow him see the phone, but she declined.

6. OP offered her boss different ways to see the text without handing her phone to him, but he refused. OP’s boyfriend disagreed with OP’s behavior of not letting her boss see the phone.

Now that you’ve heard the story, let’s dive into what Redditors had to say. Keep reading to discover other people’s perspectives on the matter.

7. Yes, the boss should deal the matter professionally.

8. Redditor thinks that he would delete the message from her phone after taking it from her.

9. Redditor advises OP to send the message through email next time and tag others for proof.

10. Redditor suggests that her boss invading OP’s privacy is illegal and should be reported.

11. Yes, There is no use in telling others about it, and it should be reported to human resources.

12. Redditor advices OP to talk to a lawyer.

13. Redditor advises OP to take a screenshot of the message she sent to her boss.

14. Indeed! The boss was looking for a reason to confront her.

15. Yes, it might be the actual reason.

16. Redditor is giving a wise suggestion.

17. Yes, he might want to delete it.

18. Redditor asks OP to document everything as proof.

19. Redditor has given valid points.

20. Redditor thinks that the boss wanted to invade her privacy; otherwise, he would accept OP’s offer to open the text for him.

OP should document everything, since she may need it if she has to launch a lawsuit against her boss for firing her without cause. It is her legal right not to share her personal phone to anyone at work, and only legal officials or police have access to someone’s personal possessions. OP had to move her personal chat or other papers to another device and then erase them before handing over her phone to authorities to ensure that no one could view them. OP had to hunt for another employment because, with all of these issues, she would be unable to continue working here. What is your opinion on OP’s situation? Please share your ideas in the comments section and stay tuned to Wholesomeness for more stories.