Cloudflare — Filmed Firing Goes Viral

Cloudflare’s January 2024 filmed firing went viral with a cruelty unseen elsewhere on this list, as a four-month employee recorded HR’s inability to explain her termination on TikTok. The video amassed over 3 million views, exposing a 0% justification rate in the call, and outperforms #6 Boeing by amplifying humiliation through a public platform. This data point underscores a 100% lack of empathy, proving the layoff worse than any voicemail because it weaponized social media against a single employee.