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'He BEGGED me to stay': Boss tells employee to "gain some perspective," they do and find a new job to go with it

This boss managed to take himself out of the equation when he told his employee to "gain some perspective." The employee took the advice, but the perspective they gained was one that made them realize that they would rather not work at their current job. They quit. This gave their boss a new perspective: That he was royally screwed without the employee's work, turning from indignant insolence to begging the employee not to leave. The bluff had been called, and the boss was holding a  2-7 offsuit that he had mistaken for a pair of aces. The power fantasy and illusion of control had been dissolved as well. 

The employee shared their experience on Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit on account of the fact that they had maliciously complied with the boss's request that they "gain some perspective."

Keep that finger scrolling to see some selected screenshots of the original thread. Next, check out this employee who was fired and asked for help 10 years later under threat of a lawsuit. 

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Posted by Brad Dickson
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