A US woman was left horrified after she by chance captured the moment she was fired from her job.
Jen Lucas, from Atlanta, Georgia, was filming a “cute” day-in-the-life video within the form of director Wes Anderson.
While recording the vlog, Jen discovered she had been laid off from her position as a recruiting manager at Amazon.
She uploaded the clip to TikTok and it went viral – attracting greater than 6.1 million views.
The video begins together with her banging her head against the wall. Text over the clip reads: “I used to be attempting to film a cute Wes Anderson-style WFH [work from home] and by chance filmed myself getting laid off??!”
It was followed by a title sequence that read: “Getting laid off from my job. What the f**k”.
Prior to her job loss, Jen featured clips of her morning routine, from getting off the bed to creating a cup of coffee to brushing her teeth.
She then turns her computer on and starts checking her emails. The clip shows her covering her mouth in shock as she stares at her screen, with text explaining: “Real time opening the e-mail.”
Jen then went on a “mental health walk” together with her husband and dog after checking out the news with the text: “Onward to raised things.”
“I debated if I should even post this, but should you got laid off too just know you’re not alone,” she wrote within the caption.
In a follow-up video, Jen explained that she was “really surprised” by the news as she had been working for Amazon for eight years.
“I got promoted twice last 12 months, I had a tremendous review only a month ago,” she said.
“I comprehend it’s not about my performance or who I’m as an worker, but that doesn’t make it suck any less.
“A part of me is glad to be out of this extremely toxic environment but the opposite part looks like a failure and a disappointment and hates that I actually have to inform people who I got laid off from my job, but that’s life.
“I’m human and this doesn’t make me any less amazing or precious or smart.
“I do know I’m gonna land on my feet, I do know I’m gonna be positive. But this sucks. Like, this can be a top 10 bad feeling.”
Commenting on her original video, users sent their support to Jen while others joked her firing made the video more like a Wes movie.
The Grand Budapest Hotel filmmaker is best known for his unique visual and narrative form of editing.
“This is definitely the MOST accurate Wes Anderson video I’ve seen, utter aesthetic tragedy,” wrote one person.
“So sorry about your job, but on the intense side, with the creativity you’ve shown on this perfect video, I’m sure a greater job will come to you soon,” one other said.
“Petition to announce every layoff via trend,” a 3rd joked. “I’m so sorry bestie but you’ve got this.”
Despite the sort words, Jen did receive some negative comments.
One person accused the ex-Amazon employee of getting fired for “making s**ty TikToks when you’re imagined to be working.”
“There are 16 hours outside of a 9 to five which you can use nonetheless you wish,” she clapped back.
“It is advisable to try some compassion, being kind is a greater technique to live.”
