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Overachieving is clearly a risk: Woman fired after working three remote jobs all top 10%

This is a Reddit meme screenshot showing a verified CNN News tweet reporting that a woman was fired after company IT confirmed she was working three simultaneous remote jobs, and she ranked in the top 10 percent of performers at all three positions. The meme includes an illustration of the stressed woman juggling requests from all three jobs at once: she sits at a desk with a laptop, holds a coffee mug labeled 'WORK' in one hand and a smartphone in the other, with multiple speech bubbles showing her agreeing to different work tasks from different employers. Below the CNN post, Reddit user aaronrollins comments pointing out the absurdity: "Fired her for being a top performer. Make it make sense".
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Fired her for being a top performer. Make it make sense

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WOMAN FIRED AFTER IT CONFIRMS SHE HAD BEEN RUNNING THREE REMOTE JOBS SIMULTANEOUSLY AND RANKED IN THE TOP 10 PERCENT AT ALL THREE

Overview

This is a Reddit meme screenshot showing a verified CNN News tweet reporting that a woman was fired after company IT confirmed she was working three simultaneous remote jobs, and she ranked in the top 10 percent of performers at all three positions. The meme includes an illustration of the stressed woman juggling requests from all three jobs at once: she sits at a desk with a laptop, holds a coffee mug labeled 'WORK' in one hand and a smartphone in the other, with multiple speech bubbles showing her agreeing to different work tasks from different employers. Below the CNN post, Reddit user aaronrollins comments pointing out the absurdity: "Fired her for being a top performer. Make it make sense".

Origin notes

This meme originates from a Reddit post, repurposing a viral CNN news story about a remote worker who was fired for holding three full-time remote jobs despite being a top performer at all of them. It spread as a criticism of modern corporate work culture that punishes efficiency and overachievement when workers do not conform to the expectation of holding only one full-time role.

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