Sydney commuter slammed for brutal reminder written on his hand

A Sydney commuter has been slammed after he was caught reminding himself to send a "break-up email" with a note written on the back of his hand. Photo / TikTok

A Sydney commuter has been slammed after he was caught reminding himself to send a "break-up email" with a note written on the back of his hand.

Footage of the man was posted to TikTok after radio host Emma Chow spotted him on her train carriage on the way to work.

"Is this the most gutless way to break up with someone?" she captioned the video.

TikTok users were divided when they saw the footage, with some claiming he was unprofessional and "brutal".

"Imagine the sign off … live, laugh, I don't love you," one woman commented.

Meanwhile, others said people who work in sales often send "break-up emails".

Chow explained the ordeal on her radio show, The Edge, saying she noticed the "reminder" because the man in front of her kept "scratching his neck".

Chow explained the ordeal on her radio show, The Edge, saying she noticed the "reminder" because the man in front of her kept "scratching his neck". Photo / TikTok

She said she was dumbfounded when she realised what he had written.

"I had to take a video of this because I couldn't quite believe this guy had written this note on his hand," the radio host said.

"Firstly, how embarrassing, secondly unbeknown to her, this poor girl is going to get broken up with and it's just going to land in her Gmail and be like 'I don't want to be together anymore'.'

Meanwhile, Chow's co-host Mike 'E' Etheridge defended the man.

Etheridge said the man may have wanted to send a long email rather than a short message.

"Say it to her face or say it on the phone at the very least. That is gutless, you cannot send an email to someone to break up with them," Chow said.