Woman loses job, bonus after pet cat clicked 'send' on her resignation email to boss

The cat owner had left her laptop unattended when the incident occurred. (Representational image: Unsplash)

A woman recently revealed that she lost her job and a year-end bonus after her pet cat clicked on the “send” button of a resignation email she had written to her boss but was hesitating to send. The 25-year-old said she wanted to quit but needed money to support her nine cats that's why she had drafted a resignation email but had not sent it.

On January 5, however, while the draft was open on her laptop, the woman left her desk for a bit and the cat jumped onto the table and pressed "enter" dispatching the email. The incident was caught on CCTV cameras, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.

Although she immediately reached out to her boss when she realised what had happened, it was of little help as she ended up losing both her job and a year-end bonus. She took to social media to share the ordeal and add that she planned to look for a new job after the Spring Festival because she needed to feed her cats, the publication reported.

In another development that highlights China's relationship with cats, a new study has found that the world's tiniest cat was a palm-sized creature that lived in China three lakh years ago.

Researchers in China have found the remains of a cat so small it could have nestled in the palm of your hand. The fossils were discovered deep within a cave where early humans lived, Live Science reported. Researchers believe that this new species -- which is now extinct -- may be the smallest cat ever found. It has been christened Prionailurus kurteni.

"This cat is clearly smaller than a domestic cat. It is comparable to the smallest living cat, [at around] 1 kilogram [2.2 pounds]," lead author Qigao Jiangzuo, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology, told Live Science.