Toxic CEO leaves unhinged response to Glassdoor review: 'I'm sure Mommy wants you out of her basement by now':

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Feb 14, 2024 8:00 AM EST

There is nothing like a toxic boss getting defensive and, in the process, proving why people were calling him toxic in the first place. That's exactly what happened when an unhinged CEO responded to this viral Glassdoor review, which was shared to this r/antiwork Reddit thread.

Choosing to respond publicly to a Glassdoor review as an employer is already an eyebrow-raising move. However, the fact that this CEO clearly did not consult human resources or any other coworkers about how to respond says more about him than the original critiques. Of course, his response was purely emotional and erratic rather than logical and considered. Keep scrolling below for the full rant and to see how Redditors in the comments section responded. 

For more tales of horrible bosses being, well, horrible, check out this post about a toxic startup boss who got called out during an interview by a job candidate.

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    r/antiwork Posted by u/Green_Flamingo_5835 22 hours ago Saw this review on Glassdoor. Employee is right on the money and the response confirms it
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    Recommend - Business Outlook CEO Approval Pros As my stay at this company was short (6 months) | can't really speak too much to pro's. The one redeeming quality of this company, is they have a handful of smart folks that should utilize their skills at a company with better leadership, culture, and values.
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    Cons From the CEO down, leadership is extremely toxic; luckily this company is still tiny, so with a change of leadership, the toxic culture could be easily amended. I also happened to notice in a previous post from the CEO which makes me a bit concerned even after leaving "60% of our staff is actually not conservative". This would imply that there was some type of party tracking happening at my place of employment, which needless to say, is very unsettling.
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    Advice to Management Stick to the quality video, and digital marking and refrain from politicizing an organization for your own benefit. The CEOs publicity really polarizes the good work many talented people are doing here, and it's a real shame.
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    Response Hi "digital content creator"! 7y Thanks so much for taking the time to leave a fake review. Glad to see that all of our media exposure triggered you so much that you took the time to stop playing video games and create a fake account! It was *almost* believable, as you pointed out that we have great staff.
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    That being said...you showed your lie in a couple of areas. I'll help you so you can go create another fake account and try again. First of all, we have yet to have any employees work with us for just six months or less.
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    Second, we don't actually do "digital marking" and we wouldn't be silly enough to hire someone who doesn't even spell check their fake reviews. Third... we've never hired anyone from
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    So perhaps more job hunting and less fake reviews after being triggered? I'm sure mommy wants you out of her basement by now! Sincerely, President / CEO
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    Ill-Simple1706 1 day ago CEO is the one triggered. CEO response is bigger red flag than actual post. 8.9k Reply Share
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    Green_Flamingo_5835 OP. 23 hr. ago Absolutely. CEO is legit unhinged and proves his employee's comments as true 4.5k Reply Share
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    antisharper 1 day ago I'm why the is the CEO responding on Glassdoor.... don't you have ppl to do that while you make up SHI to claim more pay for less work? Reply Share 1.7k
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    Green Flamingo_5835 OP. 23 hr. ago He has nothing better to do 628 Reply Share
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    TwistedKestrel - 23 hr. ago You should be proud of getting a post like that out of a "CEO". I keep hearing Glassdoor is too watered- down and accommodating of employers, but seeing this would be highly informative! 1.1k Reply Share
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    Green_Flamingo_5835 OP. 23 hr. ago There's another post (this time it's someone even more moderate and constructive in criticism) where the CEO does the same thing. Definitely a toxic company 485 Reply Share
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    wakingsunshine - 23 hr. ago Wow that's embarrassing for the CEO 112 Reply Share Green_Flamingo_5835 OP. 23 hr. ago I'm sure he's too dense to feel any embarassment
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    ShoddyRun5441 - 23 hr. ago that CEO really played the "Unlike you I'm not triggered" card and then got triggered themselves. What an absolute champion, lol
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    alejo699 23 hr. ago People like this amaze me, the utter lack of insight here is kind of mind-blowing. This person actually believes going on this little rant will make them look good to anyone reading it, that they just manhandled the reviewer, when to any sane person it's clear the CEO is a raging narcissist idiot. Good on you for getting out and warning others, OP.
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