M’sian HR Tells Worker He’s Fired, Later Gets Angry When He Wrote ‘Terminated’ In Letter

Most people think the real drama starts after you get fired. But what if the real mess begins when you try to tell the truth about it?

That’s what happened to one Malaysian employee who dared to write the word “terminated” in his resignation letter.

Instead of silence, he got scolded loudly by his own HR.

The voice recording of that confrontation ended up on TikTok, and what was once a private HR matter turned into a public showdown exposing just how far some companies will go to control the narrative.

‘Why are you saying the company terminated you?’

It all started when TikTok user @gipsymagi uploaded an audio clip of a heated conversation between a female HR staff and a male employee.

In the clip, the HR staff can be heard raising her voice, clearly triggered by the employee’s use of the word “terminated” in his resignation letter.

Eh, I don’t understand your letter. What did you write? Why are you saying the company terminated you?” she questioned sharply.

“I’m asking you, are you resigning, or is the company terminating you?”

Instead of calmly handling the discussion, the HR staff escalated the situation, insisting that the employee was wrong to describe his departure that way.

She claimed that the company had extended his contract out of sympathy, framing it as a favour rather than an obligation.

The employee tried to explain himself, but the HR staff kept pushing back, firmly standing her ground and refusing to acknowledge the employee’s version of events.

What really happened behind the scenes?

To shed light on what led to this viral moment, the TikTok user shared a detailed timeline in the video caption.

According to the post, the conflict began on 10 April 2025, when the employee was informed by HR that he would be terminated and that 30 April would be his final working day.

Facing job insecurity, he immediately began searching for new employment and also requested an official termination letter from the company so he could apply for benefits under SOCSO’s Employment Insurance System (EIS).

However, instead of providing the requested letter, HR allegedly told him to write a resignation letter instead.

The TikTok user claimed that this is a tactic often used by some HR personnel to avoid being held accountable for dismissals.

The HR lady said he had to write a resignation letter. He refused and insisted on a termination letter, even when they warned it would damage his reputation,” the user explained.

“Eventually, HR agreed. But a couple of weeks later, he was given two choices: transfer to another department with a pay cut, or be let go. He chose termination.”

From termination to confusion

You’d think that would be the end of the story.

But roughly a week after that second meeting, HR called the employee in again, this time to offer another round of options. He could either extend his employment for one more week or end it as scheduled.

The unexpected back-and-forth left him confused. Wanting to be sure of his decision, the employee asked for some time to think.

On 29 April, he finally submitted his resignation letter but included one specific line: that he had been “terminated” by the company.

That single word brought him back into HR’s office for one last confrontation, which was recorded and posted online for everyone to hear.

HR said terminated, now says resigned?

In the viral audio, the HR staff seemed fixated on the idea that the employee was trying to twist the story.

But according to the TikTok user, it was HR who initially informed the employee that he was being let go, with no Performance Improvement Plan (PIP), no formal documentation, just verbal confirmation.

Now they’re mad because he wrote the truth? You fired him and still made him write his own resignation letter. Then you get angry when he tells it like it is?”

To make matters worse, the user claimed that HR later changed the narrative entirely.

In the comments section of the video, they alleged that the company had begun telling others the employee had already secured a new job, which is why he chose to resign a version that contradicts everything said before.

Public reacts to the HR meltdown

The video quickly became a talking point across social media. Many were outraged by the HR staff’s tone and behaviour, calling it unprofessional and emotionally manipulative.

Some netizens believed the HR staff reacted so defensively because she knew her actions were questionable.

Listen to the audio here:

@gipsymagi

Sempena hari pekerja ni nk bersuara sebagai seorng pekerja🤣. Pada 10 april 2025, HR panggil meeting untuk memberi tahu yg fulan ni DIBERHENTIKAN dan di beritahu bahawa 30 april ni last day kerja. So si fulan ni buat keputusan untuk segera cari kerja baru untuk cari rezeki lah n lagi pun si fulan ni tngh berjuang untuk kumpul duit kawin (Silap masa ni tak record so takde bukti yg HR ni mention dye kene buang sebab hitam putih tkde). Dalam masa seminggu selepas si fulan ni di nyatakan berhenti by mulut hr puaka tu, si fulan mintak la surat di berhenti kan supaya boleh apply socso for backup sementara cari kerja baru. Mase dye mintak surat di berhntikan tu, HR puaka tu ckp bahawa dia yg kne buat surat resign. (Si fulan ni pandai sikit sbb dikelilingi mmber HR n mak dye sndri HR. Normal la HR mne nk buat surat buang orng sbb nk selamat kn diri.. but not all HR sama ya.) then si fulan tu insist nk jugak surat di buang kerja tapi di ugut ckp nnti nama buruk. Tapi si fulan ni tetap nak jugak n then HR tu pun setuju nk bagi. 2 minggu sebelum kejadian ni, si fulan di panggil meeting bersama HR lagi. HR mention untuk si fulan ni pilih sama ada pindah department lain n turun gaji or di berhentikan. (Ni pun dia tak record). Si fulan decided untuk di berhentikan lah sbb siapa je nk turun gaji kan?. Lps tu HR puaka tu pun ckp okey nnti dye bagi surat di berhntikan tu. After seminggu kemudian dri second perjumpaan tu si fulan pun di panggil lagi buat kali ke 3. HR puaka bagi choice lagi sama ada si fulan tu nk sambung lagi seminggu atau nk berhenti. Lahhhh pulakkk. Si fulan rasa mcm di permainkan gituhhh n lagi pun si fulan tawar hati dh sangat sangat dngn management situ n HR yg suka putar belit ni. Si fulan dalam keadaan yg bercelaru sbb kerja pun tak dapat lagi (yelah susah skrng cari kerja). Dia mintak waktu untuk di fikir fikir kan n dia tak bagi kata putus lagi sbb katanya seminggu tu fikir fikirkn lah nk berhenti or sambung. 29/4/25 si fulan bagi keputusan dye nak berhnti and dia di paksa untuk buat surat berhenti tu. Jadi si fulan hantar surat resign dengan salah satu isi kandungan dia tulis di berhentikan oleh syarikat tersebut. Langsung si fulan di panggil buat kali terakhir oleh HR puaka tu dan netizen nilai lah sendiri apa yg berlaku di dalam rakaman suara ini. ByTheWay HR TU NGAKU EH DYE BGTAU AWAL AWAL TU DI BERHENTIKAN. Dengan takde buat PIP, sesuka je dia ckp kne terminate and siap suruh buat surat resign. Kau dh berhentikan orng dngn paksa tetiba kau suruh orng tu buat surat. Siapa yg belit ni? Siapa sekarang yg putar belit ni? Sebagai pekerja kita pun berhak untuk tngok prestasi sendiri and semua nilai tu kita berhak tau. Kalau tak perform kne buat PIP n majikan kene terangakn jugak pasal PIP tu n monitor closely. Ni dngn ape ape takdek tetibe cakap diberhentikan sbb tak perform pastu tetibe nk putar belitkn keadaan. Last last ngamuk konon nk selamatkn diri. Ape eh yg perlu di buat dlm keadaan gini? Tolong bg suggestions n tolong la viralkan wahai netizen. FYI : recording ni perlu di buat sbb sungguh suspicious. #fyp #ditindasbangsasendiri #fyppppppppppppppppppppppp #jabatantenagakerja #CapCut #biadap #fy #fypage #malaysiatiktok #viral #viraltiktok #viraltiktokmalaysia

♬ original sound – GipsyMagi – GipsyMagi

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