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Story 3: Am I the Asshole for Not Reacting Right When My Employee Came Out?
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The third story features a deeply literal boss who, when an employee named H walks into his office and declares 'I am gay' then falls silent for ten minutes, responds by asking if H has any marketing insights for that demographic and whether he's getting married and needs time off. A mutual friend scolds the boss; he posts to Reddit genuinely confused about what he did wrong. The group sympathises — he was thrown off-guard in a professional setting and wasn't rude, just not warm. Reddit agrees: not the asshole. The update, delivered one year later, reframes the entire story: H came out because he was attracted to the boss's brother, who was in the process of being adopted as an adult. Jay had aged out of foster care, been taken in by the boss's family, and delayed the adoption because he feared rejection after coming out as gay — but the family filed paperwork the next day. The boss shared H's email with Jay to give him a gay friend for support; they fell in love and got engaged. [1] — Shayne Topp "A boss's response to an employee walking in and saying 'I am gay' was to ask if he had any marketing insights for that demographic. What fo…" 19:02
A boss's response to an employee walking in and saying 'I am gay' was to ask if he had any marketing insights for that demographic. What followed was a cascade of awkwardness, a mutual friend scolding, and a Reddit post asking if the boss was the asshole. He wasn't — and the update revealed the employee later got engaged to the boss's brother.
A boss who responded to an employee coming out by asking about marketing demographics accidentally played matchmaker — the employee later got engaged to the boss's adopted brother.
Jay, who had been living with his employer's family after aging out of foster care, feared his parents would abandon him if they learned he was gay — but they filed adoption paperwork the very next day after he came out.
Jared Goldstein described how being someone people come out to is one of the greatest honors he's experienced. He then addressed anyone still in the closet directly: 'Come out to me. I have so much compassion. I have good stuff to say to you.'
A 29-year-old doctor took her niece to the school nurse, who complimented her looks, claimed she 'owed her,' and said she'd 'find a way to make it up to her.' The doctor posted to Reddit asking if she was rude. Thousands of commenters had to explain: she was flirting with you. The update? Beach walk, dinner, seven months of dating.
