I’m a union steward. Today I found myself representing a woman I had never met. I sat there and listened to the frustration in her voice as she told the director of HR as well as her two supervisors, how time and time again her supervisors had set her up to fail. The age old story, because of “staffing issues” management piles more and more responsibility on employees until they break. We sat there as these two supervisors defended their actions. The entire time jabbing at the integrity of this woman I represented. It was right around the time they questioned this woman’s work ethic that she calmly pulled a piece of paper (her letter of resignation) out of her folder, slid it across the table and said “I’m done” … she looked liberated. The supervisors STILL went on to harass this woman about her performance. But my member was all to happy to tell them she had buttoned up EVERY open project before she attended the meeting. Including theirs. And then tells them “mail my check” as she walked out. Her work keys made a loud bang as they hit the bottom of the trash can next the door she strode out of. The most glorious resignation I have ever witnessed. Definitely deserves the slow clap of the week.