Guy quits job, toxic employer retaliates by calling wellness check: 'I just want to be left alone'

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Feb 17, 2024 4:00 PM EST

Imagine finally summoning the courage to quit your job, and when you finally do, they refuse to leave you alone. Make no mistake: it takes a ton of courage to work oneself up to the place of finally calling it quits. At this point, an employee in this situation has likely considered every pro and con. By the time they schedule a meeting to confront their employer, they have 100% made their decision. So begging and pleading will not do any good. Furthermore, if the employer is totally blindsided by this revelation, it is likely their fault for not paying any proper attention to the employee. It is certainly not the opportunity to start calling the employee's wellness into question.

Now, the employee in this scenario did quit abruptly over text message, which is not exactly ideal. That being said, in no way does it warrant the kind of retaliation they received from their employer, who could get into serious trouble for this. In fact, this boss is lucky that the former employee has stated they have no plans to pursue legal action, even though many folks in the comments section of their Reddit post expressed that they should. Keep scrolling below for the full exchange. When you're done, check out this post about a server who was unjustly fired by a boss with anger management issues.