Cellphone store manager uno-reverses a toxic boss, quitting immediately after receiving an empty threat: ‘Never turned back and never felt better’

Author image for Jesse Kessenheimer
Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Jan 19, 2024 6:00 PM EST

It may seem trite to some, but there's a certain point in every employee's life when their fragile work/life balance begins to crumble around them and it starts becoming clear that happiness is more important than money. Whether you're a seasoned C-level at a company or a lowly intern, some jobs just simply aren't worth the emotional damage every day. Sure, we all want to put food on the table, but at what cost? Some of us just need a win… Like the guy in our next story…

Advertisement

  • When you work for a loser, there are a lot of working hours where you're able to imagine their eminent demise– and if you have a particularly mean boss, your imagination can run wild. However, your mental revenge only goes so far. In some instances, a supervisor, manager, or boss is actually so terrible that you're willing to risk your own life and wellbeing to watch them fall. 

  • In our next story, the manager of a cellphone store had grown so exhausted in his current position (with no help from his deliriously terrible boss), u/lucifermorningwood_ decided to jump ship in the most epic way. Scroll for the entire tale of how one man lived out all of our minimum wage fantasies, leaving his boss in a bind that will make him think twice about treating his next employee like garbage.

  • 01
    4 ZAXM MAK Boss: "I can't believe this. I am going to make this the worst two weeks of your life!" www Me: "Actually, I am going to make it yours." S60 L An 8 hixo 14mm 9 WXYZ 2 5 BO 00 # * An 199mm 8 YOHWS 00 гии
    via canva
  • 02
    r/pettyrevenge Posted by u/lucifermorningwood_ 17 hours ago Uno-reverse to a threat. I managed a cellphone store for a couple years. The leadership was toxic; constant threats of write ups, email blasts to the whole company of your failures, constant belittling in front of my employees, etc. This
    via lucifermorningwood_
  • 03
    and the many, MANY, ignorant and entitled customers (one threatened to punch me in the face over a SIM card replacement...smh) caused my mental health to rapidly decline. Outside of work my behavior became very self destructive. I
    via lucifermorningwood_
  • 04
    needed to get on medication for and anxiety, go to therapy, and reflect in what was best for me. My territory manager was in my store one day and I informed him that I will be giving my two weeks and why. He said "you're seriously leaving? Do you already have another job lined up? You might get a bonus soon." I said
    via lucifermorningwood_
  • 05
    that I didn't have anything lined up, and my happiness was starting to mean more to me than money, to which he responds "I can't believe this. I am going to make this the worst two weeks of your life!". To which I replied, "actually, I am going to make it yours." I gathered my
    via lucifermorningwood_
  • 06
    belongings and left. Never turned back, and never felt better. They were understaffed and had no real prospects of management, and no management at the other location in town, so I am sure it was longer than 2 weeks for him.
    via lucifermorningwood_
  • 07
    BeautifulPhantom1 - 17 hr. ago Stupid to threaten someone with that and expect them to stay and actually honor a 2 week notice. Guess he FAFO. Good for you. Hope you found a job that was much better, both for your mental health and management.
    via BeautifulPhantom1
  • 08
    dingo1018 5 hr. ago Personally I would definitely had a smart phone on my person recording audio for that conversation. 63 Reply Share NewAppointment2 - 4 hr. ago If only...
    via dingo1018
  • 09
    sysadminbj 17 hr. ago "You might get a bonus soon" That's rich... That manager must think their employees are too dumb to know that's obviously ..I would have countered with "You might find the ability to be a decent leader soon too. Let's see which one happens first." 586 Reply Share ... DynkoFromTheNorth 16 hr. ago Nice! Or: Yes, big emphasis on 'might' there.
    via sysadminbj
  • 10
    soappube 14 hr. ago The bonus was a pizza party! Reply Share 46 Free-Biscotti-2539 - 10 hr. ago Deducted from your final paycheck lol
    via soappube
  • 11
    Zoreb1 14 hr. ago It they don't have a history of providing bonuses, yep. Some places do and people wait until their bonus has been received to quit. As a result, some places pro- rate bonuses, so if you quit 6 months before they are do you get half of it. This is to ensure they get proper notice to hire someone or reassign work. As for the threat, in the US one can quit at any time, so it tends to be feeble and backfiring. Many companies will just and pay the two weeks. you out
    via Zoreb1
  • 12
    AJRimmer1971. 4 hr. ago Yeah. "If that bonus isn't coming out of your wallet in the next 30 seconds, I'ma call con that." 44 Reply Share NewAppointment24 hr. ago And pigs will fly too.
    via AJRimmer1971
  • 13
    SheWho LovesToDraw - 21 hr. ago Yeah, you and every other employee *might* get a bonus soon, but it's more likely just going to be a cheap- pizza party while the higher-ups brag about record profits and then say they don't have the budget for a proper pay raise for the people who earned those record profits. Good on you for not only leaving but for slapping that "manager" with their own very unprofessional and uncalled for threat.
    via SheWhoLovesToDraw
  • 14
    lucifermorningwood_ OP 16 hr. ago Best part of this! The CEO and higher ups were all "stressed" that we weren't selling enough and doing badly as a company and may have to make cuts.. blah blah. So it was the Store Managers fault, obv. But EVERY YEAR! They would take most of not all of corporate staff and -20-30 employees AND their plus ones on an all expenses paid vacation to Mexico at a high end resort.
    via lucifermorningwood_
  • 15
    Mad-Dog20-20 13 hr. ago I am going to make this the worst two weeks of your life! My God! Nothing like management by terrorism. Sooo glad you left!
    via Mad-Dog20-20
  • 16
    abarthman 16 hr. ago I really hope that this actually happened. I've put up with toxic work environments when I was younger, because I had bills to pay, mortgage payments, etc, and felt that I just had to it up and count to 10. Nowadays, I would be considerably less tolerant.
    via abarthman
  • 17
    lucifermorningwood_ OP. 15 hr. ago It did. Luckily my friend let me nanny for her and my newborn godson for a couple of months to keep my lights on. Things just work out if you let them.
    via lucifermorningwood_
  • 18
    Independence No2060 16 hr. ago You made the right choice for your well-being, glad you left that toxic environment behind. ↑ 10 Reply Share waltersmama 16 hr. ago
    via IndependenceNo2060
  • 19
    Duckhunty 15 hr. ago You mess with the bull............... 5 Reply Share Grammagree 13 hr. ago !!!???seriously!!! Big good for getting out of there, crimney yippers!!! Assholios!!!! Very proud of you
    via Duckhunty
  • 20
    Thehardwayalltheway 9 hr. ago Good for you!!!!!!! 443 Reply Share jellybeanxi 5 hr. ago I freakin' gasped at what he said to you! What a pos!
    via Thehardwayalltheway

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

boss cellphones worker employee toxic-workplace manager job cell iPhones retail work coworkers i quit phone working quit retail story employees supervisor workplace Reddit company resign coworker business store quitting resignation
Scroll Down For The Next Article