Worker asked to train their replacement, plots their next move: 'How do I sabotage it?'

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    "My boss wants me to train my replacement. How can I sabotage it?"
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    r/antiwork 6 hr. ago Eranikus89 My boss wants me to train my replacement, how can I sabotage it? My boss wants me to put my 6+ years of experience into documentation to train my replacement After the Christmas holidays she decided to hire a team lead (which is essentially what I do) as an outside hire. However, I'm the person that trains and develops the whole pipeline for each new employee. My initial plan was to use chatgpt to overcomplicate the document, which I did, while looking for another
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    be f*cked. Management got really nervous when I pointed out the work environment is getting toxic and the goals for 2024 are unrealistic (which is obvious, however the ceo doesn't get how much time we need because information is being seriously omitted). I guess that was my mistake because if I didn't they wouldn't have seen this one coming.. What else can I do to those ungrateful b*stards? TLDR my boss asked me to train my replacement, how can I sabotage this whole process?
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    Mental_Mixture8306 6h ago Nothing, just leave. The only thing you can do is talk to your "replacement" after you turn in your notice: let them know the reason you are leaving so that management cannot spin it as your problem. The biggest "oh moment you can have when the person that trains you quits and leaves you to face the b.s. alone. 209 Reply SeaFaring Pig • 1h ago ● ↑ Share Yup. This happened to me. I found out I was training my replacement so I went to lunch and just didn't come back. 41 ↓
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    Thaldrath Straight up tell to your boss: If they think you aren't adequate to fill your own position anymore, then you aren't adequate to write the guidelines and procedures on how to make said position be a valuable asset to the company, therefore, someone else needs to do it. Period. - 4 72 ¹ Reply ● 5h ago ● Share bce69 20m ago Just realize they may fire you asap. 41 ↓ Reply Share
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    Varnigma 6h ago I wouldn't sabotage it per se. ● I'd just decide I'm quitting effective immediately. Ⓒ ↑ 221 ↓ Reply ↑ Share Machopsdontcry · 6h ago Exactly just quit asap and if you still need a few weeks to line up your new role then use some PTO right now ↑ 62 ↓ Reply ↑ Share
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    Misguidedinvestor · 6h ago ● As everyone, just leave, it's less petty, and far better for you. IF you have holiday allowance left use that NOW..then go. press (mental) delete on all the shite..move on. Good luck 432 ↓ Reply ↑ Share :
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    ATFLA10 6h ago I had to train someone who was my eventual replacement. I saw a job posting for my job on Indeed for way less pay. When I asked my boss about it, he said he was hiring more people, but he lied to me and cut me a few weeks after the new guy started. I suspected this was eventually going to happen and had trained the new guy on the bare minimum. My now former company has high turnover and I suspect they'll eventually call me back to work if the new guy quits a few weeks or months fr
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    Metalsmith21 • 4h ago Don't do it. Just say since your skills were so lacking that they decided to bring in an outside hire to do the job you've already been doing you don't want to pass on your inferior knowledge. You look forward to learning from your new team lead. If they try to make you do it anyway, don't. Make them fire you. Collect your unemployment and win. Ⓒ ↑ 29 ↓ Reply ↑ Share
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    Smooth_Doctor_5800 4h ago People are saying just quit and this is not as easy if you don't have a landing spot because it takes time. This also does nothing to a destructive and toxic company. It's also not what you asked and not what you are seeking here. 1. overcomplicate the document, make sure you explain everything in detail but have no rubric to navigate it. If it should take 10 pages make it 50 pages 2. Use jargon that one wouldn't learn unless they have been in the business for years and
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    Squffins 5h ago ● General vibe here is just quit, sounds legit. If that's not what you're doing because you have your reasons google "OSS simple sabotage field manual" for some immortal practical advice from WW2 about how to derail productivity while appearing to be attempting to do your work correctly. Probably something cool in there... 4 14 ↓ ↑ Share Reply ...
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    ScorpioZA 6h ago Soc Dem ● If this is to train your replacement, I assume that means you will be let go afterwards. Since you are likely going to be out of a job regardless, just quit. 421 Reply ↑ Share
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    WeAreyoMomma • 4h ago Just drag it out as much as possible. I'm thinking you'll need a few weeks at least to define the criteria and approach for the guidelines. Then a few weeks to research the best format for it. Then you'll have to run through multiple scenarios, interview stakeholders, etc... Should be feasible to have this ready by Spring 2025, right? Be sure to involve them as much as possible in every step of the way. Ask a lot of highly detailed questions about what their expectations ar
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    Golfguy1100. 5h ago Don't actually train them. Do just enough to not get noticed and hang out until your gone then let the company deal with the new workers performance ↑ 6 ↓ Reply ↑ Share
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    Thriceblind. 5h ago Stop saying "just quit"! off/let go/fired and make them pay unemployment. That is how you can make them forcing you to dig your own grave as legally expensive as possible for them Ⓒ↑ 10 ↓ 4D Reply ↑ Share Eranikus89 OP • 5h ago Exactly. I feel like the people giving that advice never had a job 49 凸 Reply ↑ Share
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    tamablelobster • 4h ago ● I was asked to update and rewrite a bunch of training documents when I gave two weeks. I told the boss I would. I made useless updates to the old outdated training documents so they had a new revision numbers and bounced. Ⓒ ↑ 10 凸 Reply ↑ Share Eranikus89 OP 4h ago Perfect 40+ Reply ↑ Share

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