Texas TV weather girl Brittany Begley held little back, going off on her former bosses and colleagues with screenshots and photos after they recently fired her.
The former meteorologist at the Houston TV station KPRC posted numerous images of internal conversations, emails, and memos that she claims show a terrible culture within the organization.
“Destroyed for telling the truth … and now I’ve had enough of the TV industry,” she said in an Instagram post that has since been deleted.
She said that station management had already decided on her termination prior to a planned meeting with human resources and accused them of disregarding issues in the newsroom.
“I was found guilty before I even walked into HR. My ‘investigation’ was at 12:30, but the box was at my desk at 9am. Three days paid suspension just for show,” Begley wrote alongside a photo of the box.
Despite all of her complaints, she still hopes to work in TV
According to Chron, Begley also mentioned that she had previously spoken with people about making changes, written emails, and documented her concerns. She said that several employees arrived late and unprepared, and that management had allowed this behavior to continue unpunished.
“Management says they ‘take all issues seriously,'” Begley wrote. “If they did, they would’ve fixed the chronic behavior that made two producers quit and left the rest working 6-day weeks.”
Brittany Begley further claimed that while the company expected lower-level employees to work long hours for significantly lower take-home pay, higher-paid meteorologists did not have to pick up shifts or remain on storm standby.
“To be fair, the weather team can be an emotional tornado,” she wrote. “But when I asked why some meteorologists making $120k–$200k+ were so against picking up shifts or storm standby… while the rest of us worked longer hours, weekends, and shifted days off? At a much lower rate? Crickets.”
KPRC, which noted that it was aware of Begley’s initial viral post, said the station “takes issues raised by employees seriously” and is “committed to fostering a positive workplace.” Since the issue concerned a specific employee, the station declined to speak further.
“I’m not afraid of being disliked for saying what others won’t — especially when living paycheck to paycheck,” Brittany Begley said in one of her Instagram posts, adding that she’s “truly grateful for everyone who has invested in me” and hoped that one day she will “have a bigger role in TV where I can advocate for people like me who started from the ground up.”