‘I had enough of her’: Banker threatens to quit but stays for a generous raise, puts in her two weeks shortly after anyways when new manager brings her to tears

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Jan 24, 2024 10:00 AM EST

Sometimes you need to quit because you're not getting paid enough for the work you do. Sometimes you are getting paid well for the work you do, maybe even over the usual market value for your position, but if the work environment is making you miserable, you still need to quit. Obviously, it's up to you, do whatever you want, but are you seriously okay with having to endure such a volatile place for such a a huge chunk of your life? 

One banker said enough is enough. She had been working at this bank for over 3 years already and was having a fine time until a new manager was brought in. This manager was so incompetent that felt like she totally BSed her resume and actually had no experience or any idea of how to do her job. The banker tried to help her out, but the new manager was not even trying to learn. So when things started to hit the fan, the manager took it out on the banker. That was it. The banker was miserable and no amount of a raise could get her to stay… Well, get her to stay for too much longer anyhow. Read the entire story below! And if you want another epic quitting story, check this one out.

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  • 01
    "We just had two people leave because of her, and I'll be the third."
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  • 02
    Posted by u/Legitimate-Work-2625 My work is gonna be so mad Hello,
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  • 03
    I'm a 23f that has been in banking for over 4 years, and I have been with the current company for over 3 years. Over the course of a year and a half there, the place was fine. Management was great. We have 8 employees and we all got along fine. Everyone was pretty quiet and minded their own, other than casual chatter. But
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    then everything went downhill when our manager announced that she would be moving to a different position within the bank, and they had to hire another manager.
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  • 05
    They found a manager finally, but god did we not think she would be this much of a nightmare. She claims to have 15 years of banking experience behind her, which we thought was going to be of good use when she first came here. Nope.. she went through 3 weeks of training with several other managers and came back to our branch like a deer in headlights..
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    it's almost as if she was acting like she lost all of the knowledge she had. She exhibited very bad cases of weaponized incompetence and relied on me heavily to train her how to do her job. This lasted for 6 months,
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    and it got to the point where I couldn't even help a customer uninterrupted because she interrupts us and asks me to help her with something stupid (and we have a department solely for reciting procedures and getting answers to questions that she could've called as well) which I wouldn't do, because you know, customers first?
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    So when I'm out of the bank, she is supposed to do my job, and she's salaried. Well I have tried with all of my might to train her to do my job correctly but she wouldn't listen and just complained about our computer systems the whole time.
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  • 09
    Whatever, I can't tell you what to do but it's up to you to learn it. However, one day I was out and she filled in for me, but completely obliterated the job she was doing. So the back office sent her an email about the obliterated job, and then she forwarded the email to me and
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    said "can you take care of this please" and so I went into her office and explained to her that I think she should be the one to fix it because she could learn and know what to do when I'm out. Plus, she is the one who made the mistakes. She got so angry and threatened to give me a bad evaluation.
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    After that, I headed straight to our branch presidents office in tears and explained what had just happened. He sympathized with me and gave me time to calm down, but that was the end of it. Fast forward, it's the same hit with her arguing with me and the other employees. I told the branch president I had enough of her and I'm putting in my 2 weeks. Well, he was able to
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    talk me into staying with a steep raise. So I stayed. However, now I just make more but I'm still unhappy and the manager is still rude and nasty to everyone, even with the customers too. We just had 2 people leave because of her, and I'll be the 3rd. I just was officially
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    offered a job at another bank, and I'm nervous about how they'll react when I put in my 2 weeks again. Any tips for how I can leave as smoothly as possible?
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    jimyjami. 3 days ago I think you gave them the benefit of the doubt when you went to the branch prez. Their response indicates your value to them: not much. It was just to humor you for a moment.
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    Give them 2 weeks if you want, but be prepared to possibly get immediately canned. And DO NOT tell them where you are going!
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    thedjbigc 3 days ago Put in your two weeks, do your work to the bare minimum, and leave without worrying about it. This is their doing and not yours and you're looking out for yourself. It sucks but you'll be okay.
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    Ruckus R6 3 days ago This. When people show you who they really are, trust them. And that isn't in regard to your manager; the branch president thinking they can throw money at the problem is about the biggest red flag/cop out I can imagine but then again, why would you expect any different if they hired a manager that ruined a good thing and then stood by and watched it happen.
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    Putrid-Rub-1168 · 3 hr. ago And absolutely do not tell them where you are going. Don't lie about it either. Just refuse to to give that information. And absolutely do not talk to your coworkers about it. It is literally none of their business. The moment you tell one coworker all the others will know.
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    jmtmcdade 3 days ago You've got to step it up. Look, it's your first time in this scenario, and trust me, it won't be your last. In two decades, you won't even remember this (it's that inconsequential). Prioritise your long-term well-being and joy over work.
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    Once you submit that resignation, you'll get stronger, realising it's not as dreadful as it seems. It's a universal human experience, and now it's your turn to navigate how to resign and handle the conflict that is about to happen. That's how we grow
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    coffeeismymedicine11 3 days ago stop helping her with her job or anything she doesn't know how to do. if they want you to do it, they should make you manager, instead of some person who probably lied about the experience and is a friend or relative of someone higher up.
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