A TikToker who shared her expenses and thoughts on how she spent her money said she was fired from her new job after she said how much she was making.
Lexi Larson was happy to talk about how much she made and how much she liked her new tech job in Denver.
Larson talked about how much her paychecks and taxes went up after she got a $20,000 raise in one of the TikToks she posted last month. Her taxes went up by $449.
People watched the video 187,900 times and complained about taxes, but it caused Larson much more stress than realizing how much she owed in taxes.
Larson said that her TikTok post was the reason she was fired two weeks after starting her new job.
“So, TikTok got me fired,” Larson declared in a follow-up video to her TikTok account.
“A couple weeks ago I started sharing about how I got a job in the tech industry … Um, well, I don’t work at that job anymore because they fired me.”
She said she was worried about giving away too much information because she had to sign "a bunch" of papers when she was fired. She did say briefly that her former boss had found her TikToks and "really, really didn't like" that she was talking about her salary.
Larson said that she knows that the National Labor Relations Act protects her right to talk about her salary, but she took down some of her videos so as not to upset her new boss.
But Larson said she was fired from her new job two days after the meeting about her TikTok account.
“They said me having this account was a security concern because I could post something private about the company,” she explained.
“I asked, ‘Have I broken any policies? Have I posted anything on TikTok that is a security concern?’ And they said not at this time I have not but it could happen at any time in the future, so they’re just not going to take that risk.”
Larson admitted that her firing caused her to have a panic attack, cry for days straight — and still gives her anxiety.
Luckily, Larson was able to call her manager from her previous job in tears to explain the situation and was able to reclaim her role.
“They’re really amazing. They know about my TikTok and they have no issues with it,” she said.
Larson did not respond to a request for comment from The Post.
However, Bennitta Joseph — a partner at the law firm Joseph & Norinsberg LLC — told USA Today about potential concerns involving social media use.
“A company has a huge interest to make sure you are not engaging in discriminatory statements, disclosing trade secrets, threats of violence and unlawful conduct. If they do find out that you are doing any of these, it could be grounds for termination.”
But Joseph said Larson "should think about calling a lawyer" if she can show that she was fired because she talked about her pay.
Larson hasn't said whether or not she's thinking about going to court, but she did share a video of her first day back at her old job.
"Not going to lie. I was very worried about today when I woke up. She said, "It's just a very strange situation, and I didn't know how my coworkers would react."
“Plus, everyone at the company knows about my TikTok now, so that’s a little awkward, too. Shout out, co-workers! Hey guys!”
