Factory employee endures demanding manager for 2 years, writes exposé email to company and walks out 2 weeks before new job: ' She has a spreadsheet of all of the mistakes employees have made'

Author image for Ally Perry
Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
May 25, 2026 9:15 AM EDT

Bad bosses are one of the biggest reasons that people leave their jobs.

The logic is obvious: if the person who is technically in charge of you for a significant amount of hours a week does not seem to care about your well-being, you are very likely to be miserable. Even if most workplaces do not have our best interests at heart, it is in their interests to make sure that their supervisors appear as if they do.

That said, it is amazing how many managers still working today make it blatantly obvious that they either don't care about their employees or they make a point of working against them. Management offers a certain petty power that can appeal to the worst kind of people. Working under that is a horrible experience, especially when it feels like you have no alternative but to stay at that job. It isn't fair.

The one silver lining of experiencing a work environment like this is the feeling of relief that you have when you finally get to leave. If you have the opportunity to call out that terrible boss, it is even better. It is what they deserve, and if you don't do it, maybe nobody else will.

 

Advertisement
  • A warehouse worker holding a clipboard talks to her supervisor as they both wear hard hats
    via Getty Images (Unsplash+)

    A warehouse worker holding a clipboard talks to her supervisor as they both wear hard hats

    Image is representative only and does not depict the actual subjects of the story.

  • A factory worker had spent a miserable two years in her job due to the hard work and her demanding supervisor. This manager had a tendency to become angry and nasty when things didn't go her way, and she closely tracked all the mistakes of employees.

    The worker secured a role at another company to get out of this place, but was told that she couldn't take the amount of notice she needed to transition from one job to another. Her supervisor pushed her to the limit, so she decided that it was finally time to show her what she thought of her. 

  • I sent an email exposing my nightmare manager and walked out.

    I worked in a factory for over 2 years. The work is grueling. I go to work and come home too tired to do anything. Even on weekends I still feel exhausted and sore from the week. The pay is barely enough to survive on. After getting a promotion that was a lot more work and responsibility, I got a 1 dollar raise.
    via Big_Conclusion_6111
  • The main reason I left is because of my direct supervisor. She seems like the kind of manager you would want to have, until things aren't exactly how she wants them to be. She gets in moods where she will just snap at everyone and talk down to people like they're stupid, or go out of her way to get them in trouble. She has a spreadsheet of all of the mistakes employees have made.
    via Big_Conclusion_6111
  • A few weeks ago, I got written up because she started going off on me, I asked her to stop talking to me like that, she said no, and I said "are you kidding me?" Which was apparently uncalled for.
    via Big_Conclusion_6111
  • I got a better job and put in my 2 weeks, and I was told I could either work 3 more weeks or 1. I wasn't allowed to work 2 more weeks. I almost walked out then but I tried to just grin and bear it for the sake of the people I do really like. Yesterday it got up to 90 degrees in our area. We were all sweating and suffering, and she
    via Big_Conclusion_6111
  • announced that she's leaving because it's too hot for her. She left her employees suffering in the heat and went home. If I did that I would've gotten written up I guarantee it.
    via Big_Conclusion_6111
  • That leads to today. She is immediately in a mood and keeps getting snippy with me, so I write an email to the owner of the company (it's a small family owned business) and HR telling them everything I've witnessed this manager do, including loudly saying how she wants to fire certain
    via Big_Conclusion_6111
  • employees, and then I walked out. I'm not sure if it will have any affect at all, but that's no longer my problem. My hands are still shaking a little bit, but I feel so relieved.
    via Big_Conclusion_6111
  • A warehouse supervisor speaks to employees, as they all wear hard hats
    via Getty Images (Unsplash+)

    A warehouse supervisor speaks to employees, as they all wear hard hats

    Image is representative only and does not depict the actual subjects of the story.

  • dabig49 People leave bad managers over bad jobs. Glad you found something else
    via dabig49
  • No-Fix-614 Nothing hits like the peace of realizing you never have to see that manager again. That shaky feeling is your nervous system leaving survival mode.
    via No-Fix-614
  • ComputerDecent463 Do you need a reference from her or HR? If not I would have just agreed to three weeks and left after two. They can't not pay for you the two weeks you did work.
    via ComputerDecent643
  • madcowbcs Sounds like a sociopath. I work for one. On my way too I suppose.
    via madcowbcs
  • Flaminglceberg In an environment like that, I would have wrote the email exposing everything to the owner and left the company without giving them 2 week notice.
    via FlamingIceberg
  • JunePeachRing Good for you for doing that!!! These ppl need to be exposed, and you are right to put your mental health and dignity first. No one deserves to be disrespected at work like this on end.
    via JunePeachRing
  • Baron-Von-Mothman Did you ever talk to the owner and HR before or just when you were ready to tuck tail?
    via Baron-Von-Mothman
  • peepopsicle Keeping a spreadsheet of employee mistakes is wild
    via peepopsicle
  • Forsaken_Button_9387 Good for you Op. Sometimes enough is enough.
    via Forsaken_Button_9387
  • BananaComfortable747 You did great and should be proud of yourself!
    via BananaComfortable747

Want More? Follow Us and Add Us as a Preferred Source on Google.

Tags

boss manager email work factory workplace Horrible Bosses
Scroll Down For The Next Article