A woman’s heart sank when she received a termination email, only to recover seconds later when she realised it was sent by a company she had never worked for. Yes, you read that right!
‘Her heart dropped… she froze’
The incident was shared on X (formerly Twitter) by career counsellor Simon Ingari, who said the email had been sent to his wife this month.
“My wife received a termination email in December 2025,” Simon Ingari wrote on social media.
He added, “Her heart dropped after seeing it. She froze for a second,” before asking, “Did she miss a deadline? Did she say something wrong?”
Inagari went on to reveal what happened next. “Turns out, she just got terminated from a company she didn’t even work for.”
He ended the post with a pointed message for human resources teams, urging them to double-check recipient details. “Dear HR, please check the email ID more carefully next time. I mean, someone else might actually get a heart attack.”
My wife received a termination email in 2025 December.
— Simons (@Simon_Ingari) December 25, 2025
Her heart dropped after seeing it. She froze for a second.
Did she miss a deadline? Did she say something wrong?
Turns out, she just got terminated from a company she didn't even work for.
Dear HR, please check the email…
FinancialExpress.com has reached out to Ingari for more details. This copy will be updated as and when we receive an update.
‘This happens when company automates,’ say social media users
The post, since being shared on X, has received over 4.2 lakh views, numerous likes and reposts. Many even took to the comments section of the post to share their thoughts.
“She should send an unexpected and harsh reply as a former employee. That way she’ll get her pound of flesh back just before they realise that it was a wrongfully addressed email at the 1st instance,” suggested one social media user.
Another added, “That HR should be terminated.”
“It happens. In one of my previous companies, there were two people named Ashish Ranjan – me and my teammate, Asheesh Ranjan Jha. Our clients in the USA often sent emails to the wrong person due to the similarity in our names,” commented a third.
A fourth expressed, “This is what happens when companies automate without a human layer of quality control. It’s sloppy ops and bad for the brand. Glad it was just a false alarm.”
“Plot twist :- She’s now demanding severance pay from a job she never had. Who’s the real winner here?” joked a fifth.