For over the last four years I have worked in restaurant management and worked my way up to being a district manager over seeing 4 restaurants where I live with another person originally supposed to be my counterpart, we had different duties and didn’t report to each other. Our boss is super conservative but likes to think he’s socially liberal but in reality it just meant as a gay man I would have to nod my head at his borderline offensive rants because he signed my paychecks and I like being able to make rent. Also that mindset trickled down everywhere and I dealt with micro aggressions all the time like my counter part naming me “the interior rearranger” in his phone and letting me know he did it. The pandemic hit us hard and our staff had experienced extensive churn and labor hour reduction that salaries employees were expected to fill. Which resulted in ever expanding work weeks and inconsistent days off, think 9 day work weeks without a day off. Recently my counterpart had started ordering me around and committing me to things without telling me and let alone asking me. When I broached it with him he told me that he didn’t feel like he had to clear it with me first. So I requested a meeting with our boss and when we set down he not only confirmed that was true but I needed to check my ego for asking for better communication. So I tried to bite my tongue and swallow my pride but I just couldn’t. The panic attacks I had been having over the stress of the job and trying to manage my administrative responsibilities as well as being on the kitchen line for 8 or 9 required hours every day just got worse. Eventually my spouse set me down and said “you’re done. You’ve got to quit before it kills you” and we decided that I would leave even before securing a new job. So about a week ago I took my key in and set down with my boss to try to explain what was going on with my health and that I was needing to leave to take care of myself. And this man who told me week and in week out what a family we were didn’t care. He stopped me and said he didn’t care and that I was going to wake up one day and realize what a failure I am and that I haven’t accomplished anything in life. And like that I was done. And the entire organization save one employee ghosted me. But I’m finally free of that toxic quagmire! He doesn’t understand why he can’t retain good people but makes no effort to keep people happy. So what’s the craziest thing your boss ever said to you?