*Me grimacing then laughing with semi-conceited eye-roll*
I shouldn’t write about this. I mean, what I’m about to write is exactly what got me in this situation in June that got them triggered and start calling their Lawyer. They just might cry and call them again, right? LOL.
Anyway, Let’s get to the point. The story
Early in June of 2023, I posted this on LinkedIn:
The excerpt above is not the full post, but it’s a similar post which I also commemorated on this blog last June. For the most part, the post was more about celebrating my re-entry into the workforce and a little less about them. One would think, “That’s over and done with, threw that former company out of my life and into the rubbish bin, and now looking towards a bright future”, but no. I believe it was on the 6th of June when, out of the blue, came a peculiar and intriguing email. It was from an honest-to-goodness law firm from California that sent me a threatening email that M Corp was upset.
I believe ‘some person‘ (I probably know who she is) who works at “eleven fifty-nine” (“11:59″– formerly known as “M Corp“–LOL) saw that said post above and went into a panic, scrambled like a chicken who just lost its head and began to summon their lawyers. Now recalling it, she always strikes me as someone who has a starving need for control, she would go as far as covering up any mistake just so the illusion remains that “M Corp is always perfect”. Hell, she didn’t even tell the team of my Termination. One former colleague from that company contacted me on LinkedIn, two weeks later after my termination, asking, “When are you going to come back from your vacation?” (Wow. What is seriously wrong with them?)
Now, nobody just goes to their lawyer and screams “Make him take that Social Media Post Down!!!!” No, they were at least a little bit (or tried to be) cunning about it. They thought they had something on me that they could use as a bargaining chip (or blackmail, whatever you want to call it) to force me to take down that spicy, incendiary post I made on LinkedIn (and possibly the 23-minute blog I made, and possibly other reviews elsewhere like glassdoor).
Oh, how I wish I could talk about it in full. The email, the blackmail, but alas, I shall not.
Honestly, I could talk about it in all its glorious detail (and even post the exact email and my response) and there is nothing stopping me.
I didn’t promise their lawyer that I wouldn’t talk about our exchange in public, he didn’t demand it, and clearly, I have the right and the freedom to do so.
I choose not to reveal too much detail because I already pity them.
(I would tell this to close buddies of mine in person, though, LOL!)
It’s also because if those details were read and known by… Ah, I really shouldn’t say anything. The press gets wind of this, they’re done for.
This initial attempt on their part already highlights the embarrassing and obsessive demeanour of either *that person* or someone in their upper ranks, which can only be described as that of control freaks. *This* whole spectable demonstrates that I am the one with the upper hand now, and they would need to resort to extreme measures like blackmail to regain any semblance of control.
Moving on, the second part of the threat, that I can talk about. It’s as I described; the lawyer said that I need to stop talking about M Corp in a bad way or else they will sue for Libel. Come on, as if I didn’t know what I was doing before posting that comment or even writing my blog. He wrote, “Further, M Corp is aware of a number of false and defamatory postings you have made online against M Corp and some of its valued employees. You should be aware that trade libel and defamation are serious matters, and M Corp will defend itself and its employees from damages that arise from those unfounded accusations.” I responded to the lawyer. I told them to please find me any ample ground you have for Libel, and that’s it.
Judging from the time you sent the original email, I can guess that the trigger for summoning a law firm was my recent post on LinkedIn hours earlier. You have my sincere and heartfelt appreciation for warning me of the seriousness of trade libel and defamation, and I will keep it in mind. I also understand that a statement has to be provable as true or false before it can be libellous. Opinions are out of the running for libel, and opinions are protected under the opinion privilege. I am fully aware that making false statements and presenting them as opinions will work against my interests (i.e., FOX News v. Dominion Voting Systems). There is a reason why for every comment and claim I make online, I support it by offering people available screenshots, documents and I could provide witnesses regarding my grievance as evidence. Should you or your client have suggestions on what information I have posted online that you or they deem is “false”, and if I find the explanation or evidence provided reasonable, it will be my pleasure to take it down promptly.
Me, to Mr CA Lawyer
Two months have passed and I still haven’t heard from them. That’s it? Huff, a puff, and a bluff?
It’s undeniably frustrating that their actions unfolded in this manner. I successfully transitioned to a new job, effectively disproving their misguided perceptions of me, and my current earnings have surpassed what they paid me by 20%. Yet here they are once again, trying to sneak back into my headspace, resorting to blackmail and harassment, attempting to reassert control from a distance. After enduring the immense stress they inflicted on me, including the indirect threat to my children’s well-being as my employment directly affects their support system—covering essential needs like food, shelter, and clothing—apparently, their dissatisfaction knows no bounds. It’s truly astonishing.
I mean, seriously, why continue this pursuit? Their behaviour reeks of obsession, compulsion, and a complete control freak mentality. Their actions speak for themselves, as perfectly illustrated by the Bike-Fail Meme above. It’s like they placed that toxic manager on their wheel (or better yet, shot themselves in the foot), and now they have the audacity to suggest that I’m the one who should halt and change? The irony is palpable.
Upon reflection, I realize I should have provoked and even urged them to initiate the Libel lawsuit. By doing so, it would have provided a rare opportunity for them to present any shred of evidence or rationale supporting the legitimacy of my termination. In a court of law, substantiated evidence and concrete facts hold weight, and my confidence in their blatant disregard for either was rock-solid, particularly evident in the farcical PIP spectacle they subjected me to. Their intentions weren’t and would never be geared towards validation. Their inability to substantiate their claims would have been glaringly apparent should there have been court proceedings—an invaluable occasion for me to demonstrate unequivocally their erroneous judgment.
Alas, l do pity them. for better or worse. So, no (no hunting them down on this). I’m also tired of them. They don’t deserve a joule spent by me anymore. This final action of theirs serves as irrefutable evidence that the tables have turned; what I once believed to be an obsession with them has transformed into their fixation on me. This alone, gives me a reason to leave them be. No satisfaction in beating up an enemy who beat themselves up.
Update (2023-SEP): I just heard from a now former employee of the company that they just had a massive lay-off of a lot of their employees (including him). Sad.