New Employee Fired From Chinese Firm For Refusing to Buy Morning Coffee and Eggs For Boss

Viral News: A new employee was terminated from a Chinese educational company briefly after she refused to buy breakfast and coffee for her boss.

The employee, Lou was reportedly terminated from work for not purchasing her supervisor a "hot Americano and an egg" every morning.

The incident was revealed to the public after she shared her experience on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu.

Lou’s supervisor, identified as Liu, ordered her employee to buy an Americano, an egg, and a bottle of water each morning. The employee denied her demands explained the tasks were not part of her responsibilities and expressed her frustrations online.

"I wasn’t hired to be a personal assistant, yet my boss expected me to handle her breakfast needs every morning,” her post read.

When she complained to the human resources department, she was stunned by their response as she was to leave without any compensation.
According to a Chinese media report, the HR department cited her refusal to serve food and water as grounds for termination.

Following signifcant backlash online, the company was compelled to respond. Under mounting pressure from the public, the firm decided to reinstate the dismissed employee and terminate the supervisor responsible for the unreasonable demands.

Earlier in September, the company issued a public statement confirming that Liu had been fired for her inappropriate behaviour. The firm assured the public that it would take steps to ensure similar incidents would not occur in the future.