Boss won't stop contacting former employee after she rejects his counteroffer: 'He proceeded to comment on 30 posts praising my work'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Apr 7, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

Why can't people just take "no" for an answer? Sure, this applies to many aspects of life from relationships to friendships to family dynamics. However, it also applies to one's professional relationships.

This part-time worker politely turned down an offer for a full-time position, and her General Manager simply would not have it. An hour after the meeting, he followed up over email apologizing for pressuring her in any way, but of course in sending said email, he was doing the exact opposite and only adding more tension. The Redditor proceeded to quit right then and there, but the desperate energy from her GM did not stop there.

Her former GM proceeded to contact on her virtually every social media platform known to humankind, including making public comments praising her work on around 30 social media posts. If he really thought all of this excessive energy was going to make matters better for him, then he must have a deluded sense of reality.

Keep scrolling below for the full story. We have included the original post and its update in the screenshots below. For more content like this, feel free to take a look at this story about a coworker who kept shirking their responsibilities.

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    I quit from my previous job, my old GM has been trying to contact me on every social platform
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    Hey all an update from this post. My previous manager had sent me an email an hour after I quit to try to get me to work for the company again. He had followed up the next few days with emails asking for my answer which I hadn't responded to.
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    I did reply on the weekend confirming that I had quit and would not be returning to work. The same day the GM had sent me a massive wall of text messages letting me know how I let the team down and how they won't be able to do my work and how I was always welcome to come back working there whenever. The following week I received my final paycheck and I thought that was done and settled.
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    During the week the GM had sent me messages on Facebook claiming as per my previous contract I had to legally work 3 weeks whilst they find a replacement I had asked him to highlight where this was as I knew it didn't have it in it he wasn't able to.
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    He then followed me on Instagram (I have a production account where I do commercials and realestate work) and he proceeded to comment on 30 posts praising my work?? And then had followed up with a message request asking me to come back and work again with a small bonus, I screenshoted everything and blocked him and had sent the owners everything the GM
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    had been sending me and letting them know I won't be coming back at all to ask him to stop contacting me. Since then I haven't heard anything from them and I've been living my best life. Know your worth and stick up for yourself.
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    Also side note I got offered a Job closer to home which pays more for less work which I have accepted I start next week :)
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    Here's the original post!

    Posted by u/Goatonaboat_15 days ago Was threatened termination if I denied a full time contract so I quit on the spot got this email an hour later..
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    Part time contrac to Inbox ← ... Dear Cayla, I am writing to apologize for any discomfort or pressure that may have been caused during the hiring process for the full- time position we offered you. It was not our intention to make you feel threatened or coerced in any way, and we understand and respect your decision to decline the offer. At the same time, we value your contributions to our organization and would like to extend an offer for you to continue working with us on a part-time basis, as
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    Jsorrow .20 hr. ago You are being It's time to start blocking him on everything. Contact his HR department, and then message bomb them with everything he has sent across the platforms. Also that lovely message about required to work 3 weeks until a replacement is found.
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    Make sure you do it in writing to create the trail, when they contact you about it on the phone, send a follow up email summarizing the conversation. 128 Reply Share
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    00 AcerOne17 20 hr. ago Sounds like the GM was passing a lot of your work off as his own and now his workhorse is gone which makes him look bad. His production tanks as soon as you leave... maybe 111 Reply Share
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    mspahr4 16 hr. ago Oh gosh, /u/goatonaboat I've been trying to track you down on Reddit so we could continue the conversation. Look, the team REALLY does need you, everything is falling apart. Your parents told me you're on Reddit quite a bit, so I'm glad we could connect this way.
    via u/Goatonaboat_
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    I think we can be flexible on the three week thing and I can increase the bonus by $40. The team needs you. I need you....we? love you. Pleae come back. --GM
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    artisanrox 19 hr. ago . letting me know how I let the team down and how they won't be able to do my work well....yeah, GM. the whole point of protest quitting is to make people uncomfortable.
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    dsdvbguutres 18 hr. ago Lol if you were in breach of contract, they would have sent you a letter from their lawyer's office, not through facebook. What a clown.
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    Putrid Ad_2256 - 19 hr. ago Every social platform? Even Myspace?!?!
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    xfitveganflatearth. 18 hr. ago Since he values you so much, ask him for $1000 a day 4 hour shifts max. 2% of shares in the business.
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    dinkydat. 18 hr. ago Cyberstalking. I told one former employer pulling that that such was a felony. True or no-the h ceased.
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    Paradox31426. 16 hr. ago The solution here seems obvious, tell them that since they want you so badly they should be ok tripling your salary. See how badly they really want you back.
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