‘You’re next': Clumsy C-level executive steamrolls their all-star employee, motivating them to quit, leaving a desperate manager to ‘save a sinking ship’

After working closely with the CEO, this manager quickly learned why the company was falling apart… And it wasn't because of casual Fridays, company culture, or mismanagement of assets. It was because this C-level executive, like many nepo-baby self-proclaimed 'leaders', was a complete and total dingus. 

If you have ever had a CEO who quotes leadership books like a broken record yet awards themselves the credit of their entire company's hard work, you've likely met someone exactly like u/kip263's boss. Childish, incompetent, and keen on destroying the company, this CEO hired a middle manager to come and fix their deeply ingrained problems at the source. While the company floundered and employees picked up the extra slack, this CEO went stomping around, scaring off every shred of talent left in the company–including their all-star employee.

Keep scrolling to read how a corpo-buffoon squandered the last shred of hope in saving their company after bullying a top-tier worker for questioning their tactics. Because apparently, asking questions in a meeting is now a pink-slippable offense…

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