Frustrated employee quits job and storms out of office, with zero notice, after he is constantly ignored by supervisor who always shows favoritism towards his coworker: 'Supervisor says I can't just leave and dump my work on my co-worker'

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Emma Saven
Jul 29, 2025 6:00 PM EDT

Favoritism in the workplace… ahhhh what an interesting topic.

Hear us out, there are always going to be favorites, that is unfortunately, just how the world works. A person is a person, regardless of whether they are the janitor or the CEO, so it is human nature to naturally gravitate towards some people more than others. But should this favoritism interfere with professionalism in the workplace? Well, that answer is simple. No.

If someone is acting on their feelings of admiration in the workplace, they are putting the company's success at risk. Just because they may find someone compatible with their own interests does not always mean that that person is the best employee for the job. So, how does one go about ensuring they are treated equally in the workplace? Do they expose favoritism when it's in their eyeline and holding them back, or do they simply sit there quietly and get the job done?

Read more to find out how this fed-up employee chose to deal with feeling like he was invisible in the workplace, by gaining no attention or guidance from his supervisor, as it was all stockpiled for his coworker. 

And who said corporate wasn't a good idea?!?

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    "Supervisor had been refusing to give me feedback for months, would not dedicate any one-on-one time with me"
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  • After being neglected by his supervisor for months, after she constantly favors his coworker, regardless of his passion for the company, this employee has decided that enough is enough. How is he supposed to grow in a company that will never choose him? So, with no notice and no more patience left to give, he decides to walk out of the office and never return.

    …Let's see how that plays out!

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    I walked out of my corporate job mid shift

    And I don't feel bad about it one bit. For a bit of reference, I worked a corporate desk job that I actually liked and thought the company
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    was great, I truly wanted to grow myself in that field and company. However, the people I worked with s ked and made every day a living hl. My supervisor was best
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    friends with my co-worker and the favoritism that transpired from working with people who had such a close bond is something I never ever
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    recommend anyone ever doing because you will NEVER win and you will NEVER get ahead. because they do NOT care about you, they only care about the
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    growth and development of their best buddy. I complained about the favoritism and it was thrown back in my face as a "ridiculous accusation."
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    Final straw was when I was given a verbal warning and was told a PIP would be next. Supervisor had been refusing to give me feedback for months, would not
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    dedicate any one on one time with me, but of course had nooo problem giving her bestie all of her attention. When I brought this up, I was told, "You should have
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    known for awhile now that you weren't doing well". I began devoting all of my time to interviewing at other jobs. Finally
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    landed one, but they were a bit slow on getting back to me with my written offer and start date-- when they finally did, they wanted me to start almost immediately,
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    not allowing me to give a proper 2 week notice. I was a bit sad, because once again, truly loved the company and didn't want to burn bridges with them, but my
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    last day would be at the end of the week and they were pred. Told my boss how uncomfortable I was with my supervisor and that I wouldn't be coming in on my
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    last day and I was guilt tripped into doing so anyway so I could give a proper handoff and tie up loose ends on projects I was doing.
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    I get there on my last day on Friday and see my access to the building has already been revoked. I get in, and see my supervisor going through my desk. I flip out. Supervisor begins
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    piling work onto me saying I'm not leaving until I get it all done because I can't "dump my work on my co-worker" aka her bestie. I get as much done as I can but
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    everything I was doing was wrong in her eyes. Finally, couldn't take it anymore. Got up from my desk around 1:00, packed up my things, sent an email to HR about the poor
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    treatment I had been receiving, clocked out one final time and told my supervisor I was going to lunch. I never went back and they didn't even call me to ask what happened.
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    Nortally Awesome. A lesson in the futility of trying to please people who won't be pleased. If you're leaving work because of conflict with your manager, most likely they will want to punish you for quitting.
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    ohdevanny good for you! the audacity of trying to dump extra work on you AFTER you already quit is just peak corporate entitlement. you don't owe them anything, especially after they treated you like garbage. sounds like you dodged a b let getting out of that toxic environment
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    bbmako If I was you, I won't just walk off. I would. negotiate with the manager to get severance package to walk off. Since you already have job line-up, and the process is a bit slow on the offer letter. Tell your manager that if the company offers you a severance package, you will take it. Negotiate instead of walkoff empty hand.
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    crisscrim We need a new slogan. "Don't become easy to replace, deny, deflect, dispose!" (As in deny hand off, deflect orders, dispose of anything that would make the transition easier that you can get away with. They want to replace us then they can do the entire process their selves.)
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    ToonaFish180 You are so right. I retired from my corporate job with a major healthcare company after 28 years. During this time I was given many kudos, awards, and was even named employee of the year. As soon as I gave notice I received cold, impersonal emails warning me not to abscond with company property or privileged information.
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