Emotional Stories

My Boss Fired Me Over Email While I Was At My Son's Funeral, Then Begged Me To Come Back When Our Biggest Client Followed Me To The Company I Started.

The email came in at 11:52 in the morning, while the funeral director was adjusting the flowers around my nineteen-year-old son's casket. Subject line: "Transition." Fourteen months later, my old boss was standing in my parking lot with his hands out — and he still couldn't say Eli's name.