'Malicious Power Trip': HR Manager Tries To Put Exiting Employee on Blast Until the Internet Tears Their Story Apart

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

Jan 18, 2023 9:00 AM EST

We've probably uttered this same phrase hundreds of times, but it's important to reiterate: "HR departments aren't there to help you… They're there to help the company manage YOU, the human resource."

Typically, when a story gets told online, we have a tendency to blindly accept the narrative of the poster, as evidenced in the comment sections of the anonymous threads posted on Reddit as well as other social platforms. This can be problematic, as readers and viewers blindly follow the narrative of original posters or their favorite influencers as if it was certified truth, sometimes taking it upon themselves to bully or harass (sometimes unwitting) opponents of the narrative.

One group that doesn't receive this treatment any longer is HR managers. Awareness of HR's role in the company has led workers to be weary of anything posted online from the perspective of an HR worker, and this thread is no different.

Typically on Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit, readers are quick to take the original poster's side and applaud their actions, even when there are plausible issues or red flags in their story. Not so here; readers were quick to read between the line and point out the flaws in this HR manager's story about a "nightmare" worker who refused to sit an exit interview, putting the manager on blast for their flawed narrative.

Keep reading for this thread; the sheer fact that the readers have turned against the original poster makes it unique for rMaliciousCompliance. For more from the popular subreddit, check out this tradesman who quit mid performance review.