Salesman quits underpaid job, finds new use for business cards as he waits 6 hours for exit interview: 'I had nothing to do but wait'

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Dec 21, 2025 9:00 PM EST

Corporate life has a rarity of memorable exits.

Those who manage to spend enough time at a company might, if they're lucky, get a party to celebrate their tenure when they leave, and sometimes the people who get fired have some memorable crash outs. Other than that, though, most job leavers these days get little more than a simple goodbye and perhaps some company swag to remember the experience by.

However, just like anything in life, leaving a job is partly what you make of it. With the right attitude and enough planning, you can make an impression long after you have clocked out for the last time. Whether said impression is something that will get you a good reference or will make you a cautionary tale is up to you. When a role has been bad enough to make your life miserable, it is only natural to go with the latter and enjoy some good old-fashioned revenge.

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  • In this story, a man who had experienced a difficult time at his sales job found a way to get back at the boss he hated when he finally handed in his resignation. He thought it was time to quit when his results kept improving, but his pay was getting worse.

    On his last day, management expected him to stay in the office for several hours to wait for his exit interview. To pass the time, he found a way to use up his business cards that would not be forgotten in a hurry.

  • Last Day In The Office.

    I (29m) worked at a small company as a salesman for the better part of 4 years. As my sales went up my income went down due to restructuring etc. Meanwhile, my boss & I would butt heads pretty frequently but (somehow) not enough to get fired.
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  • On my last day, they took my accounts away in the morning but wanted me to stay until 3 for an exit interview. I had already cleaned out my desk and legitimately had nothing to do but wait.
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  • There ended up being a box and a half of business cards left over (≈700) that I hid EVERYWHERE. I didn't leave stacks here or there. I hid every individual one. My bosses shades were up so I tucked close to 50 in between the shutters. When the shades close it will rain. I put them under peoples see through rubber mats for their chairs. I tucked them into unused rolls of paper towels so they fell one by
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  • one when in the dispenser. We also had a small warehouse with hundreds of boxes. Every single open box ended up with my business card in them. They are hidden throughout the first aid kit, behind pieces of art on the wall, lining the conference room windows, you name it. They will be finding my cards for YEARS to come.
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  • TLDR: Quit my job, spent final 6 hours of employment hiding 700 of my business cards through the office & warehouse on my last day.
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  • giveme25atleast Guess he did not want a reference.
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  • OP WhisperinYoda Did the "butted heads to the point I'm surprised I didn't get fired" lead you to believe id ask for a reference from them?
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  • atrocity2001 I printed and hid a bunch of labels that said "Fuck [company name]" and it still makes me giggle over ten years later.
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  • aharryh Fuck doing an exit interview - I would have just exited.
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  • OP WhisperinYoda Exit interviews are a great way to fall on a sword for your coworkers.
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  • Fun_Detective3720 I hope it did.
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  • OP WhisperinYoda It did.
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  • seven-cents I believe that they hid some cards, but I suspect a small amount of hyperbole in the numbers.
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  • OP WhisperinYoda You ever seen a box of business cards? Do you realize how quickly you can walk down an aisle and just throw cards on to shelves of boxes at random? 30 seconds per card is rookie numbers. You just walk around and stick em wherever your arms can reach. Think under mouse pads, in drawers, lining windows with them. Again, 30 seconds per card is ridiculous.
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  • seven-cents And not one person noticed you.. ok Yoda
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  • OP WhisperinYoda Hybrid office. Bosses gone. Well liked amongst my peers. Believe it or not, it happened.
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  • RJack151 That is one way to be remembered.
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  • baka-tari You are a card carrying member of the pretty revenge society
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