Toxic Workplace Calls Police on Ex-Employee Who Place Her in Mental Hospital

Imagine finally leaving that toxic workplace only for them to call the police on you. This woman, unfortunately, had to live that reality.

In a post shared on anti-work, OP revealed the shocking story of an arrest and involuntary hold that happened to their friend. 

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"So my friend/old coworker from a huge retail chain finally quit after 15 years. She had a breakdown after years of emotional and psychological abuse from working there (trust me I worked and got away from there too)."

OP who had been a previous employee of the same place knew that the termination was a wrongful one and that one offense did not warrant the reaction that the employer had.

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"There was a misunderstanding in her holiday schedule. They are closed every Christmas but the scheduling system scheduled her to work one of her Set days off. She never checks the scheduling system. She has had the same schedule for 15 Years. And I know for fact full-time employees get 3 days off during a holiday week. "

The employee finally had enough of the theatrics and decided, with OP's encouragement to end their job with the employer and finally free themselves.

"So they suspended her for missing her shift (that she's had the same days of the week off, her entire work history). During her suspension, she calls me and she lets it all out. I encourage her to do what makes her happy. And stop giving your whole life to this selfish corporation. So she walked in one morning and quit on the job! I was so proud of her."

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After this vent session, OP's friend suddenly disappeared but they didn't think much of it.

"Then I haven't heard from her in a couple of days. I assumed she found a therapist to dump it all on, which was what I also encouraged. I can't take all my friend's problems on my own."

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Then suddenly, things took a turn. She received a call from her friend.

"So she called me this evening from an unfamiliar number saying, "I got arrested, put in handcuffs because work called to do a wellness check on me while I was on a walk near my house".

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OP added that her friend had trouble standing up for themself saying,

"She has Severe anxiety, extremely quiet, shy, passive person. When the cops started questioning her state of mind she mentioned the insomnia she was experiencing."

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The police then asked whether she was likely to harm herself or others,

"They asked the "have you had thoughts of harming yourself and or others", she replied, "in the emotional and physical state I was in, I could have."

This answer perhaps sealed their fate.

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Her friend was then handcuffed and led away by the police. When she was finally able to get a hold of a phone, she called OP and let her know that she was placed in a mental hospital and that she was not allowed to leave.

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"So they handcuffed her as she's screaming for her husband to intervene. But they took her away and she was able to make a phone call from the mental hospital to tell me.....WTF!?!!! She's not allowed to leave."

OP was furious with the situation and told her friend to sue the authorities and her previous workplace.

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One Redditor said, "I could have" was the magic words. I'm sorry to say this, but there is no lawsuit here against the police. Perhaps the place of employment for the unnecessary wellness check."

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Another added, "People need to learn not to talk to cops in situations like this."

While the post has since been removed and people were skeptical of its validity, the overwhelming response was to be careful when communicating with the police.

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