Yesterday my patience snapped and I quit from this ridiculous high stress job (Working in IT). My boss constantly creates a very toxic environment, nitpicks on things that I say and purposely twists my words in a way that leaves me speechless.
On this very special situation yesterday I was in a call with him and a few other people to discuss some tickets in the queue. But then for some inexplicable reason he completely lost his temper over some words that I said:
Me: “Well it could be that System X is not in use anymore. At least I don't see anything in the logs anymore. Perhaps we could already turn it off.”
Boss: “NO. You are COMPLETELY WRONG! Before you say a word please THINK before SPEAKING! Its ME who tells you to turn off any systems. Not somebody else is this clear? Now hurry up and describe the steps needed to resolve this ticket, you already wasted lots of time on this. My expecations are that this is getting resolved EOB.”
The tone in his voice and how disrespectful he treats all of his staff (not only this occasion) is mind-boggling. I have no idea how I survived this mess even a single day.
Anyway after he finished his outrage I said:
Me: “Clearly you have no interest in a sensible discussion. Call me again once you change your mind.”
This is where I disconnected the call, pulled up Word and wrote my resignation.
He actually called me after 10 minutes or so to threaten me over some bullshit (did not really listen to him anymore) and just let him know that I quit and he may check his inbox for my letter of resignation.
Now I gotta look for another job that hopefully treats people with at least basic respect.