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

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

Feb 4, 2024 7:00 AM EST

Getting fired from your job stinks—there's really no way around it. Even if you hate your job with a burning passion, the sudden loss of employment and security is nearly impossible to get past easily. But, while getting fired already isn't an ideal scenario, being asked to train the person who is sure to become your replacement is undoubtedly worse. When you're suddenly asked to write a process to document the ins and outs of your position, or your company suddenly hires or promotes someone to "work with you" when you know there's no need for two people to be doing your job—you know you're in dangerous waters. At least—at the very least—this gives you a heads-up that you're about to be let go and lets you plan your next move.

That's exactly what happened when this worker was asked to write a document that would be used to train a new team lead who would be hired into a role that was synonymous with their own. Instead of complying, they turned to this popular online community to ask other members of the community what their next move should be…