‘Sharing a win!’: Employees share their ‘low-energy, give-nothing-personal-away' techniques in dealing with a toxic manager

Finding that perfect job that keeps you happy and pays the bills is quite the skill these days. It's very hard! You either find the job that completes you and makes you feel fulfilled, but it pays pennies. Or you find that job that will help you get out of debt, start a savings account, and get you towards completely your financial goals, but you hate it. It just drains your soul every day. What do you do?

Many times, the reason that job is so soulsucking is because you have a horrible boss. Oh man, to have a bad upper management team is simply the worst. You could be working your dream job, and you would still need to leave asap. And many do! It's 2025, you don't need to put up with entitled bosses or Karen managers any more. So what do you do? Well, might we suggest asking Reddit? Many people are going through the same career crisis as you and have found their perfect techniques in dealing with just this situation. Here, we have found a thread of people dealing with their "narcissist" managers and they aren't holding back. It's more than just good ole' maliciously complying!

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Listen to these folks who not only know how to put a bad manager in their place, but they do it without causing extra stress into your own life. These are the techniques for the laidback, the non-confrontational. You don't want to start and argument, but you know somebody needs to face some consequences of their actions. You got this!
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