Employee refuses to respond to boss's email asking to reconsider their resignation, instead decides to air out everything they think about their boss: ‘[You] are useless’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Nov 12, 2024 7:00 AM EST

There is an episode in How I Met Your Mother where Marshall gets yelled at by his terrible boss, and he doesn't know how he should react. His friends all give him different advice, some saying he should ignore it, while others said he should kindly confront his boss and put him in his place. Eventually, Marshall unexpectedly explodes at his boss and screams back at him with everything he thinks of his job and the management, and at the end of this screaming fit, Marshall quits.

While it is just a TV show, many employees encounter moments like these in real life, where they just can't keep everything in, especially regarding their bosses. The employee in this Reddit story had considered doing exactly what Marshall did after they resigned. They sent their notice in an email to their boss, and after the boss asked them to reconsider, they debated whether they should give said terrible boss a piece of their minds.

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    Report "There's nothing you can say to make me stay"
    via freedomz
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    Too little too late
    via tinyfynch
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    I put in my notice and my boss sends an email saying it's such bad news for the company because I help them in so many ways. The same boss that hired from the outside instead of
    via tinyfynch
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    promoting within. The same one that berates and shames their employees on a daily basis. Constantly says our customers are idiots and loves to say " not my problem "Here's a quote
    via tinyfynch
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    from their email response to my resignation: "From your note below I don't have much insight into your future plans, but please let me
    via tinyfynch
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    know if there is anything I can do to change your mind, or if you would like to talk about your decision or your situation. I am happy to explore options to make this a better fit for you."
    via tinyfynch
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    This person purposely has stolen my ideas, called me by another employees name during an interview for a position. They use manipulation tactics that I've never experienced before. We've
    via tinyfynch
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    recently started discussing performance of our team members as a group. The metrics they use to measure our success are shady af. Management are clueless and are in useless
    via tinyfynch
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    meetings all day. They keep adding responsibility without increase in pay. I am done and probably won't respond. How would you respond?
    via tinyfynch
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    I am so relieved and there's nothing they can say or do to make me stay.
    via tinyfynch
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    SchizoidRainbow • 3d ago • Are they they owner? If not, reply not to them, but to the owner. Tell them their free cash is about to dry up because this a clown's floppy shoes honk too loud for anyone to work for him for long. Detail the most egregious examples.
    via SchizoidRainbow
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    tinyfynch OP • 3d ago • Nope, his clown a is just baiting me and they keep asking me to do extra stuff today. So he's just asking for some honest feedback. I have my gig already set up and I'm not telling anyone anything, not even coworkers.
    via tinyfynch
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    chemistcarpenter • 3d ago • He will share the email with others as he deems advantageous. To appear genuine and accommodating. He "tried" to retain you. To make it work.... It's not a genuine email, OP. Move on. Don't look back. I suggest a response however: "My best wishes for continued growth and success."
    via chemistcarpenter
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    tinyfynch OP • 3d ago · This is what I'm going to do. I know that will p him off the most because he's a classic narcissist.
    via tinyfynch
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    Stolen Wishes 3d ago • Two options: • don't respond tell him what you just told us, in about as many words Whichever you'd enjoy more.
    via StolenWishes
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    Bluepilgrim3 • 3d ago • I have a response of two words: "So noted."
    via Bluepilgrim3
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    TheHip41 3d ago • Don't respond. Don't help them at all
    via TheHip41
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    FoxDen Denizen . 3d ago • Or respond with everything you just told us and CC (or BCC) the rest of the company
    via FoxDenDenizen
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    b2myfriends 3d ago • Good for you. If you stayed, you'd have a target painted on your back while he makes plans to replace you. Funny how some companies only recognize your worth when you
    via b2myfriends
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    tell them you're leaving. They don't get that most of the time, you've already mentally left days/weeks/months/years before you actually give notice.
    via b2myfriends
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    SuluSpeaks 3d ago People don't quit jobs, they quit bosses.
    via SuluSpeaks
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    fyrecrypts 3d ago • "Appreciate that Jimmy, thanks". Make sure Jimmy isn't their name.
    via fyrecrypts
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    LiquidFur 3d ago I would respond with, 'Not my problem."
    via LiquidFur
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    KireMac 3d ago Response: "K"
    via KireMac
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    sufferingplanet • 3d ago. "Resign and give me your job. That will get me to stay."
    via sufferingplanet

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