Power-Tripping Boss Reminds Employee She Can Quit Any Time, She Does

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Eric Lund
Mar 27, 2022 1:00 PM EDT

There are a lot of reasons to stay employed. For one thing, being warm and dry while getting to eat food is pretty sweet. Managers know how much people like not starving, and sometimes they'll leverage that fact and scare their employees instead of properly managing them.

This person had just such a boss, who took great joy in the fact in telling her that she could fire her at any time. Surprisingly, this isn't a very effective way to hold onto staff in the long run. Who knew? It should also be noted that treating people this way gives them good cause to consider making a "screw it, I'll deal with it later" kind of decision.

The thing about at-will agreements is that they work both ways, so this employee was well aware that she could quit at any time she liked. So when the time was right, she took advantage of the agreement her boss seemed so keen on referencing.

For some bombastic exchanges, here are satisfying times people quit an unreasonable boss.

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  • 01
    Font - Posted by u/Public_Pressure_4516 13 hours ago 65 34 "At will" employment cuts both ways, sister! oc M A few years ago, my husband was laid off at the start of summer. I had a part-time gig as a teacher, but it didn't come with benefits. I had to take a job, any job, to provide health insurance (Murka!) while hubby looked for a new gig. I got a job as a teller at a bank.
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    Font - I tried, but was new to keeping a till, so a few times a week, my register wouldn't balance. Never very much money - under a few dollars. But the whole staff had to stay late until we straightened it out. I felt horrible for the rest of the staff. As if that shame wasn't bad enough, my supervisor, "Mel," would remind me that I worked "at will" and they could fire me at any time. Our family's health insurance going up in smoke was terrifying to me. Sometimes it was hard to hold back tears.
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    Font - I got better as the summer went on, but every few weeks, if I would make a mistake, Mel would smile as she warned me that "You can be fired for no cause and you'd have to leave immediately." It was so fantastically over-the-top. At one point, I pointed out that constant threats didn't create a healthy environment. Her smile only broadened. "It goes both ways. You can quit at any time, you know." When the school year started in the fall, I needed to take my daughter to tour her new school
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    Font - The next day I practically floated into the bank. I waited until 10 am, then told Mel I needed to talk with her. She replied that she was very busy and it would have to wait until after we closed. "Oh, I won't be here then," I said. She looked like I'd smacked her with a brick. "Wut?" I smiled. "Remember that I needed to bring my daughter to her new school yesterday? You wouldn't let me do that, so I'm doing it this afternoon." She didn't get it at all. "You can't just take an hour off wh
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    Font - While Mel fumed, I waited on customers. I practically sang my greetings to them and was so f king cheerful, customers kept asking me why I was so happy. :). I was delighted to tell them, "Because I'm leaving forever at noon!" After a half hour of that, Mel thought I should just go right away. And I did. I f. king skipped right out the door , then gave Mel a very elaborate curtsey at the door. :)
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    Font - Proud_Positive_2998 · 9 hr. ago I wish corporate and HR would look into why so many employees are leaving. But we had the same thing where I worked and both hid their heads in the sand.
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    Font - TheRealFedral - 8 hr. ago - edited7 hr. ago Love it. I once quit a job on the spot, and had the manager say "It is customary to give two weeks notice." I said "If you decided to let me go, would you have given me two weeks warning?" He didn't have an answer, so I walked right out.
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