Employee quits, then overhears boss talking about ordering a petty goodbye cake for her: 'My last day will be a nightmare'

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Sep 6, 2024 2:00 PM EDT

This boss clearly enjoys messing around with his soon-to-be former employees on their last days. Whatever happened to being professional and leaving things on a strong note?

It sounds like this dude has yet to put two and two together and realize that his manipulative and outright cruel tactics are the main reason why one employee after another is quitting on the spot. The original poster (OP) of this thread explained that after giving their two weeks' notice, they overheard their boss telling another coworker that the plan was to make a petty custom goodbye cake "to rub it in."

To rub what in exactly? The fact that OP is moving on to bigger and better opportunities? According to OP, the past few employees who left the company were each given strange goodbyes on their last days, so after overhearing this shady comment, OP is dreading that final day on the job. We agree with what some folks in the comments section suggested: call in sick.

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    "We are going to make a custom cake to rub it in"
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  • 02
    Boss accidentally talked about me in front of me- goodbye cake?
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  • 03
    Yesterday, after being in a hostile work environment for 5 years, I turned in my notice. My boss is a contributor to this but I have done my best to be kind because this was a job I wanted to establish my career.
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  • 04
    As my boss entered the room with another coworker, I was behind my desk reading an email. I looked up, and my boss pointed his head to my desk and said "with her we are going to make a custom cake to rub it in." This isn't the first time of course- that he uses a party to make a statement to an employee. 4 people have left and I am next.
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  • 05
    I would love to imagine this cake was for some other person leaving, but it's for me. Maybe I need to be less sensitive but I'm worried my last day will be a nightmare and full of humiliation.
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  • 06
    There is another coworker leaving this Friday, and they asked me to make the invitation, so I can't help but feel like they would like for me to know where I stand.
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  • 07
    Edit: the coworker leaving is getting a party, the person before did not even get a lunch with them. I was excluded from a team building exercise this past Friday so I think this cake will be the most they do.
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    Neutraali 1 day ago edited 1 day ago Call in sick and skip the whole shebang. If they want cake with a side of humiliation, they can keep it to themselves.
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    Therealeatonnass 1 day ago I wouldn't even call in.
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    MountainConcern7397 1 day ago literally. my bosses were to me on my last day, so i just clocked out without saying goodbye. ofc they didn't go to this extent, i wouldn't have even shown up.
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    Bitter_Kangaroo2616 1 day ago Your boss sounds like a four year old. But I've been in tjid long enough to know this is how many bosses operate. They spend a lot of time. ruminating on how to "make statements" and "get revenge"
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    Karaoke 725 1 day ago How your boss treats you is a reflection of him, not you. If he tries to humiliate you on your last day, try to see his actions for what they really are: evidence of his lack of character. Notice how this makes you feel and be
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  • 13
    thankful you don't have to carry that with you into the next chapter. This man has to live with himself every day. You get to move on to better things.
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    soundofthecolorblue 23 hr. ago Buy your own cake with "Sorry for your loss" written on it and leave it in the break room at the end of the day, the day prior to the party. Then skip the party.
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    woman_thorned · 1 day ago Bring your own, bigger cake, and act thrilled and tell everyone about the amazing new job you're leaving for
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    Chivatoscopio · 1 day ago Report your hostile work environment to the EEOC. Then he can get himself a cake when he leaves.
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    parkesc 1 day ago No, he needs to be less insensitive. There is a reason why 4 people have left.
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  • 18
    Giving notice is really not going to make a difference here. Your boss has made it clear what you are to him, and he's not going to give you a glowing reference because you finish your notice period.
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    Just politely tell him you are resigning, and today will be your last day. Unless, of course, you want to wait until the cake is presented and then just flip the thing off the table. Yeah, that's even better. Let HIM eat cake.
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    Optimal-Ad9342 · 23 hr. ago Take a picture of the cake, take a picture of the boss, take a picture if the company logo. Post story on your city's subreddit. Watch the whole business fail afterwards?
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    Existential_Sprinkle 1 day ago Show up, grab the cake, and leave Then they don't get to humiliate you and they don't get cake but you do
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    hlmcccc 1 day ago To rub in what? That you choose to no longer work with them?
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