I am a manager of a national sports bar chain and lately the actions of my GM and regional manager have been so horrendous that it is causing me to leave. Not only do I want to leave, but my entire staff will be leaving with me because they too are fed up. What I want to do, to get back at my boss for his mistreatment of us is to walk out during my shift and all the servers, bartenders, and cooks will be leaving also. Friday nights are our busiest nights and currently my GM is on vacation in a different state.
My question is, if I (as the only manager on duty) were to just leave during the middle of my shift, and take all the staff with me, would this company be able to sue me for the loss of revenue they would have due to having a restaurant full of guests and no manager or staff.
And no, I don’t care about burning the bridge with this company. I don’t need them on my resume, I don’t need references from them. I just want to walk away, make them hurt as much as they have hurt me and my team, and be done with them