Bombastic Boss Has Huge Outburst After Employees Quit His Company

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Jan 19, 2023 7:00 PM EST

You can tell a lot about a workplace by how upper management speaks about people who have left the company. It's not too difficult to pick up on a boss struggling to maintain employees because of their poor management style. While it's normal to have a few wacko former employees, it's a red flag when every former employee is discussed with derision and disgust. 

I've only quit jobs a couple of times, but the reaction from management was very different. When I put my two weeks in while working at a well-staffed establishment, my last couple of weeks were extremely smooth. When I did the same at a workplace struggling to maintain employees, my boss was extremely upset with me. She cried multiple times about my departure while I was at work, which was totally weird and inappropriate. Some bosses have even more manipulative and upsetting outbursts regarding employees quitting, such as the boss of Redditor u/TheDonutCuh.

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    Font - r/antiwork u/TheDonutCuh 21h. My Boss Exploded With Anger My boss had an explosive reaction to the news of yet another employee quitting in a span of just two weeks. The resignations were a result of the overwhelming workload and constant understaffing issues that the company had been facing. After slamming his office door shut, he summoned the remaining employees to gather around.
    via u/TheDonutCuh
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    Font - He began a furious rant, expressing his frustration and disappointment in the employees who had chosen to leave. He made derogatory remarks about the reasons cited for their resignations and suggested that they were not willing to work hard enough to handle the challenges of the job. He also implied that the employees who had quit were not committed to the company and did not understand the importance of their roles.
    via u/TheDonutCuh
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    Font - At one point, he even went as far as to suggest that the employees who had quit were not willing to make sacrifices, such as hiring a babysitter, in order to focus on their work. He thanked the remaining employees for their hard work and dedication, but also made it clear that he saw them as the only hope for the company's future. The outburst left the remaining employees feeling demotivated and disheartened. To make matters worse, another employee quit just two hours later, likely as a r
    via u/TheDonutCuh
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    Font - CommercialBox4175 • 20h Never a good look for a manager to lose it like that. People will quit toxic managers Reply 1.2k 1.2k
    via u/CommercialBox4175
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    Font - samsounder • 20h I was a senior-to-mid-level manager at a pretty-big company. We were a very egalitarian society and treated folks with respect and valued their opinions. When we were purchased, the new CTO came in and stopped valuing people and their contributions. It was amazing and sad to watch the destruction of the company. 395
    via u/samsounder
  • 06
    Font - strywever 17h . Hubby and I watched Boeing culture (engineers are the company's lifeblood, passenger safety matters more than anything, a skilled workforce keeps us king) get taken over by McDonnell Douglas' culture (profit is king, beancounters are your overlords, bust unions). 25 years later, Boeing is basically out of the commercial aerospace business and reduced to begging for government scraps. It's been painful to see. ... 4317 317
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    Human body - woolfchick75. 12h It takes years to build a good work culture and no time at all to ruin it. 413 + ...
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    Font - KatN4P 17h ● Sad thing is I am at a company where most people have been over 10 years from the start on with the same horrible manager and nobody even really thinks about quitting. But they all seem so broken, tired and mentally instable and the whole atmosphere seems very toxic and stressed every day. I am going to quit this week because I cannot stand it anymore. The rest will probably carry on until the place closes down for good.
    via u/KatN4P
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    Font - update: i quit today. I have to stay another two weeks but I feel a big relief already. The boss was giving her speech this morning about how everyone has to give more for the company "more is always possible". And then she read out loud the results of client rewievs and compared each Team to another and their ranking. On other days she will read the revenue of employees to everyone and compare single people to others or the revenue they made last year at this time. The older employees in
    via u/KatN4P
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    Font - shadowalker125 • 17h I've learned early on that most people don't quit jobs, they quit managers. Obviously this disent cover everyone, but I have a feelings it holds some truth. 454
    via u/shadowalker125
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    Font - ItsKwem. 20h To make matters worse, another employee quit just two hours later Oh man, the shit-eating grin I'd have on my face during this rant if I knew I was quitting that day too ... Reply 511
    via u/ItsKwem
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    Font - Watershed787 • 21h Time to start job hunting. ETA: Make the bastard fire you. ... Reply 626
    via u/Watershed787
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    Rectangle - maxzer_0 19h Why? Boss doesn't want anyone to leave and will be unlikely to fire someone. Quiet quitting is the best solution. ... 4138 138
    via u/maxzer_0
  • 14
    Rectangle - xboxwirelessmic • 18h Hey boss, I heard what you were saying about how we are vital and that losing even of us is a huge blow. So, about my pay. 4142 142
    via u/xboxwirelessmic
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    Handwriting - jmcgit. 12h Enjoy your pizza party and empty promises of considering something in 6-8 months 24
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    Font - adam_sky. 9h Every day after that, "hey boss just wanted to follow up on that pay raise." You'll be fired in a week. ... 19
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    Human body - noisetank13 • 18h Time to go Office Space then. 460
    via u/noisetank13
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    Font - Divallo 20h ● The boss is clearly on the backfoot here and then someone else quit too the same day. Demand a raise now. Reply 171 +
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    Rectangle - minormisgnomer. 15h Boss is probably struggling, or about to be, from a financials standpoint. This could be entering "worry about payroll hitting" territory. 4 29
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    Font - Belsnickel213 • 10h Boss probably isn't struggling financially. Boss is more likely struggling from the realisation that employees don't give a f about the company when he gives them no reason to give a f.. The way to make employees work for a company and not just at a company is to give them defined incentives to help the company reach defined goals. Make 2 mill in sales, get a 20k bonus. Directly grow company then get the a commission. They can all afford to offer this but it just stick
    via u/Belsnickel213
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    Font - Shawny McKnight - 7h That's my thought, either he is a greedy bastard paying himself super well or the company isn't making a profit and he is incredibly tense knowing he may go bankrupt. ... 46
    via u/ShawnyMcKnight
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    Font - onebirdonawire • 19h I had a parent who would explode with rage at very random times and when people do this in my adult life it triggers a fight or flight response in me. I couldn't handle working for someone like this. Reply 105
    via u/onebirdonawire
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    Font - Associate Jaded3931 • 20h No one has the right to demand total dedication from employees. Work is a transaction. You do an agreed amount of work for an agreed amount of pay. Absolute loyalty and dedication are not part of the agreement. Reply ↑ 97 ...
    via u/AssociateJaded3931
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    Font - Maleficent_Fill_2451 • 17h Any job with the words absolute loyalty and dedication in its description are the reddest flags I can think of outside of literal beatings until morale improves. ... 427 27
    via u/Maleficent_Fill_2451
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    Vertebrate - CatW804 16h ● When they say "we're like family" the follow up question should be "Mafia or Manson?" G 16 ...
    via u/CatW804
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    Font - TheDonutCuh OP. 12h Update: I've officially quit, I'm going to find a new job ... Reply 49
    via u/TheDonutCuh
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    Rectangle - IrreverenticeCream . 2h Congrats!! I hope you find somewhere that treats you better =) Vote
    via u/IrreverenticeCream

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