Employee triumphantly claps back at bosses after sending the wrong email blast: 'Everyone minus *insert CMO and director names*, it was a pleasure!'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
May 9, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

There are great ways to quit and then there are iconic ways to quit. This former employee should be inducted into the Hall of Fame for workers who have had it with their horrible bosses.

Before we get into the petty revenge itself, let's start with some backstory. This office was already a tense environment on a daily basis, with employees regularly crying at their desks and getting publicly ridiculed by the CMO and director for innocent and minor mistakes. One day, this Redditor's former coworker Jen accidentally sent an email blast to the wrong list. She was scolded by her superiors in front of everyone, but oh did she have receipts!

First of all, these so-called "managers" signed off on the email and its audience before it was sent, so they should be blaming themselves just as much as they were blaming Jen. Second of all, Jen knew exactly how to get the support of everyone else in the office in her farewell message. Keep scrolling below to see what she had to say. For more stories like this, check out this post about a nepo baby who tried to take credit for their coworker's project.

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    "She sent it to the wrong email list" History Bookmark Why Slack? Sol
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    One for the ages: the best quitting a role I have ever seen
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    I recently chatted with a former colleague we'll call Jen. We worked at a large insurer. She reminded me of her epic quitting & takedown of the CMO. The workplace was absolute ....2-3 ppl crying at their desks, being singled out for minor mistakes & called every name in the book by execs in meetings, etc.
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    Jen had sent an urgent email blast promoting a new benefit, however she sent it to the wrong email list (nbd in the grand scheme). The CMO emailed our 150+ marketing department saying something like "Jen scrup big time, hopefully no one else is this dumb to do it again." That night Jen swiped into the building, cleaned out her desk,
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    left her badge & laptop, but not before "replying all" to CMO's email with "FO YOU! Everyone minus *insert CMO & director names*, it was a pleasure. I feel bad for you all" and attached a png of an email sent to her by CMO prior to sending the wrong email where the CMO & director approved it & the audience. To this day it makes me laugh & I respect out of her lol. the
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    TheVaneja 7 hr. ago Perfect parting gift.
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    Pros_and_Conns OP. 6 hr. ago Ikr- I wish I had the to do that, but I did record my call to my boss putting in my two weeks where she said "yeah cant say Im bummed I personally don't get along with you...." HR almost fell out of their chair when I played that in my exit interview, then she blocked me on LinkedIn lol
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    ItsNeens1416 3 hr. ago Your ex boss needs to get fired!
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    Pros_and_Conns OP. 2 hr. ago It seems like they did, I heard they put her on a PIP & she abruptly "left" the company after. and let's just say the recording was not the only evidence I brought lol. A few months before when she was being extra insane, I knew I was quitting so I started documenting everything & went thru years of brutal, insulting and sometimes threatening & delusional emails txts etc.
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    from her, as well as writing recaps with quotes etc from in- person meetings which were the worst / most hostile part of the job, printed out ALL of it and stored on two thumb drives. Ik this sounds insane but working there was , every day I would actually hope I got fired, I used to say, before this job if someone told me that went on at their work I'd think they were lying lol, so I was determined to at least let HR know.
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    Even for the meeting recaps I typed up, I emailed them to several colleagues, redacted their names minus the company email address at the end (and instructed them to delete ASAP after replying confirming it happened). I usually am the most anti-HR person but for once they did their job.
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    Grouchy-Ad4338 · 6 hr. ago Great revenge. Wonder if the CMO took a leave of absence after that email blast. Lost of face, then again may only matter to those with some dignity and credibility. Thanks for the post
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    Pros_and_Conns OP. 6 hr. ago She "retired" 6 mo later- and the CMO was unfazed, I'd never met such a smug, condescending person.
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    We'd joke, like does she go home & say "btw honey- light day at work, I only made 2 people cry & called 3 morons!" lol but as they say, "people wont remember you for the things you did but for how you made them feel...." Her legacy of C-suite roles & awards etc is forever overshadowed and is now "The terrible boss who got a you' email from the nicest person in the office(Jen)."
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    Aggravating_Fun_8603 1 hr. ago No one should ever be sitting at their desk crying because of the way the boss treats/talks to them. Sounds more like the dinner table growing up smh
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    Pros_and_Conns OP. 1 hr. ago I agree and it wasn't like a one off, someone had a bad day it was multiple people multiple times a week...I will never understand how a manager or human can reduce someone to tears for work that won't matter in a week or a month
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    SemperSimple . 17 min. ago I've met a lot of people like this. In all honest, what do you think their deal is? They're ? Control freaks? Bad personalities? These types of people always really hate me but now after reading stories online... they're like this to everyone? (I didnt realize this, I thought it was only towards me). That means it's a 'them problem' right? Like, they're not behaving this way because you or anyone else did something to them. They're essentially quality people?
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