Disgruntled employee discovers she'd been fired via text from boss on her wedding day: 'Absolutely livid'

A furious employee has told of the cruel moment she discovered she'd been fired from her job via text on her wedding day.

The British bride said she received the shocking WhatsApp message from her boss just 30 minutes after walking down the aisle.

'On my wedding day, half an hour after the ceremony, I got a text from my boss to let me know I had been fired,' the woman told The Ben Askins Show.

What was supposed to be the happiest day of her life quickly ended in misery when she opened her phone to find the message in question.

'Hey, I hope your wedding went well and that you had a nice time away,' the text from her boss read.

'I just wanted to let you know that the decision has been made to unfortunately let you go. An email has been sent to your personal email address detailing this. 

'I'm really sorry that it didn't work out and wish you all the best moving forward x.'

The bride received this message from her boss just 30 minutes after ceremony (text mockup)

As she was surrounded by family and friends, the bride struggled to contain her emotions as she quickly checked her emails.

'I hope your wedding went well and you had a good time. This email is to inform you that your employment will be terminated effective the 20th of may,' the email read.

'Your employment has been terminated as we unfortunately feel your performance doesn't meet the expectations that we require for the role.'

The employee explained how she felt the manager's email was a 'coward's way' of letting her go while she wasn't at work. 

'I wasn't going to let it go but what they did... I was really angry at them,' she said. 

'They had the opportunity to do it in person. Everyone was let go in person except for me.'

Askins said her case was one of the 'worst things' he's ever heard of. 

'It's meant to be one of the best, most amazing days ever and they've done that to you,' he told the employee. 

'You have every right to be absolutely livid with them.'

The bride randomly checked her phone on her wedding day - only to learn she no longer had a job (stock image) 

The employee said she believed a casual conversation that happened just weeks before she went away for her wedding may have led to her termination.

She claimed her boss asked her whether she was 'planning on having children', to which she 'regrettably said yes'.

Askins' video has been viewed more than 600,000 times - with many taking particular issue on the bride's boss for being 'petty' and 'inappropriate'. 

'This person could have waited a day. It's done on purpose to ruin your special day. Only Narcissists would do that,' one said.

Another added: 'The fact that she texted her to let her know about the email is so petty. She wanted her to know on her wedding day.'

Meanwhile, some shared their wild stories of how they received the dreaded news about their jobs.

'I was fired, by phone, while leaving my mother's funeral. My absence was "an inconvenience to the company",' one revealed.