28-year-old employee gets fired, but her boss claims she resigned—all after she left work early upon being lectured for 2 hours about her request to be treated with respect: 'I received an email that he interpreted it as resigning and I could not return'

When this 28-year-old employee asked her boss to communicate his requests and criticisms more clearly and directly, defining duties and performance expectations, it started an escalating series of conversations that resulted in them walking out on the job. Now she thinks she was fired, but her boss is saying she resigned. Either way, the abrupt dismissal was especially confusing given her boss's previous praise of her professionalism, personality, and performance.