Worker insists mom attends termination meeting

A 33-year-old team assistant refused to attend a termination meeting and stormed out of the office building.

After rescheduling, the employee agreed to attend only if she could bring her mother as a support person.

The manager is based in Australia, where it is standard policy to allow a support person in HR meetings like termination.

The employee had failed probation after almost six months in the role, and the manager had only supervised her for two months.

The manager expressed frustration, calling the situation 'the strangest thing' and noting he was not looking forward to the meeting.