With the help of this subreddit I found the confidence to quit my abusive job after working for them for 7 years. I have been tied to this job thinking there was no end in sight for me. Facing constant micromanagement and berating from my boss. Great was too good, and good enough was never actually good enough for them. There was always a problem made out of nothing. It was truly a toxic relationship. They wanted me to be dependent on them.
I got offered a job at my dream company and took it! I’m never looking back! Things have been great! I’m respected now and not expected to work myself to the bone. I am finally in the drivers seat of my OWN LIFE. But I couldn’t have done it without you guys. So thanks, thank you very much. For sticking to the man. And a showing me what self respect is.
The best part is this:
I have consistently been paid about 10K less than my equal counterpart with no room for growth or a raise based off performance. My counterpart is lazy, rude, and avoids work. They have bullied me and my coworkers in the past. And they’re the only one that will be left to do my work after I leave. My boss (rather than asking them because they know it won’t get done) has now started to sweat. They’ve sent me a fuck load of emails trying to finally be kind and butter me up to do all these incisive and insufferable work before I go. So it won’t fall back on my coworker to do who will put up a fight and ultimately lead it to not getting done at all.
But I just ignored it!!! I’m firing them. I’m busy getting documents together and working with my connections to let them know I’ll be departing. They waited too long to show me any kind of respect. I’m sure as shit not stressing myself out doing all this for them in the last week and a half of work. It’s the perfect storm .