Boss asks employee to train their replacement before firing them, company begs employee to come back when the new hire doesn't work out: ‘Nah, I’m good now’

Do you remember your first day on the job? You had your rose-colored glasses strapped to your face and all of your coworkers willingly smiled at you in the morning. Those were the good ol' days. Now, instead of walking into the office with an organic smile plastered on your face, your boss is asking you to train your replacement. Your boss didn't promote you, move you to a new department, or at least have the decency to tell you you'll be fired within the next few months–they just told you to train someone so they can do the same work as you (probably for a lower salary).

This is what happened to the employee who posted this story. The employee's boss asked them to teach a new hire how to do their job exactly as they do it but didn't give them any more information. The employee, though, put two-and-two together and figured they'd be fired at some point. So, instead of rigorously training the new hire, they taught them the basics without going above and beyond for them and by proxy, the company. Makes sense. Well, when the employee is eventually fired, the new hire can't keep up with the demands of the role, and the former employee is called to come back. Well well well…

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  • "If you ain't gonna give me a chance to grow, I'm not gonna make your replacement look better than me."

    The image does not depict the actual subjects of the story. Subjects are models.+?

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  • This employee doesn't want the new hire to be major collateral damage, though. As mentioned previously, the employee does show the new hire the ropes but refuses to bend over backward to make them a “star” employee. In my opinion, the employee does nothing wrong in this scenario, especially because they know their career is in peril regardless… The only person who truly deserves what's coming to them is the boss, who, don't worry—gets the karma they deserve.

  • "They asked me to train my replacement... and guess who they called back 3 months later?"

    Before I start on anything, I'm new to Reddit and this community so I'm posting all my past life experience one by one, one may feel like I'm posting many content but this is all
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  • about sharing my experience, nothing else. I don't expect people to troll or harass me unnecessarily. I have worked in Industry for 18 years in various org at various roles.
    via Agyaani_
  • This is about one of my past job., my boss tells me they hired someone new and that they want me to train him. "We need you to show him the ropes, get him up to
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  • speed, and let him take over your role," they said. I'm like, okay, whatever. They hired someone, fine. But then, I'm thinkin', they didn't really offer me any growth or a better opportunity. No
    via Agyaani_
  • promotions, no "let's get you somewhere new," just "train this guy so he can do your job better." Alright, if that's what they want, I'll give 'em exactly that.
    via Agyaani_
  • So, I show the new guy the basics. Nothing too fancy, just the bare minimum. "Here's how you do this, here's how you do that. Follow these steps and you'll be fine."
    via Agyaani_
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  • Didn't give him any of my little tricks, didn't dive into the stuff that took me years to learn. I just gave him a "how-to" guide, that's it.
    via Agyaani_
  • And honestly, it wasn't even about him. The guy seemed cool, I wasn't tryna mess with him. But hey, if they want me out and him in, I'm not gonna go out of my way to make him a star.
    via Agyaani_
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  • 3 months go by, and I'm outta there. Then, surprise surprise, my boss calls me back. "Hey, we've been having some trouble with the new guy. You think you could come back and help us out for a bit?"
    via Agyaani_
  • I'm just sittin there, laughing to myself. Like, I knew this was gonna happen. You can't just replace someone with the basics and expect it to run smoothly.
    via Agyaani_
  • By that point though, I was already in a new role at a place where they actually saw my value and gave me the chance to grow. So, when my old
    via Agyaani_
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  • boss called? I just told 'em, "Nah, I'm good now. Got a new thing going on, appreciate the offer though." So yeah, lesson learned for them. You can't
    via Agyaani_
  • expect someone to train their replacement with just the bare minimum and think everything's gonna be fine.
    via Agyaani_
  • Moral of the story? If you ain't gonna give me a chance to grow, I'm not gonna make your replacement look better than me.
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  • spinones... "Sure. My consulting fee is 3X what you paid me, in ten-hour blocks, whether I work one hour or ten."
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  • RivaTNT2... The icing, for me, was "You think you could come back and help us out for a bit?" The supposed return isn't even a long term thing...!!
    via RivaTNT2M64
  • Lord Tengil In my imaginary world, you said "Oh, absolutely. I expect to be compensated for the treatment you have given me though. You and me both know what happened here. And to have my job valued properly this time. Let, say, oh, triple the old salary." Thanks for sharing!
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