TikTok Layoff Videos Pose Quandary for Bosses on How to Respond

Brittany Pietsch inspired a wave of copycats after she posted on TikTok a recording of her tense conversation with two Cloudflare representatives informing her that she was being let go.

And more employees are also recording employers relating to union activities as well as in situations where they face disciplinary action, said Roger King, senior labor and employment counsel for the HR Policy Association.

Those videos are likely to draw expressions of support (Pietsch’s TikTok now has over 124,000 likes and her related LinkedIn post drew over 10,000 reactions) and possibly referrals to new opportunities, but they also come with legal ...