#WorkplaceDrama #Empowerment #BossFromHell
So, picture this: I landed a temporary part-time job at a prestigious company, perfectly matching my university schedule. At first, everything was great! I clicked with my colleagues and my boss seemed really nice. 😌
But then things took a wild turn. Out of nowhere, my boss started pulling some pretty shady moves:
- He tried to get me to mutually terminate my contract.
- Claimed I was smoking and doing drugs in the office (I, of course, offered a drug test! 🚨)
- Refused to show me a written record submitted to HR, which he claimed existed.
- Sent me on personal errands during working hours. Trust me, the list goes on! 😠
Honestly, I thought about leaving, but I didn’t want to give him the satisfaction of winning. The pay and benefits were also too good to let go. So, I stuck it out, even when he completely ignored me towards the end of my contract.
Fast forward to my last day—he wasn’t even in the office! 😏 I had been documenting everything that happened and realized there were serious compliance issues at play. So, I decided to do something bold: I sent an email to my boss and HR detailing everything, including the proofs of the breaches I discovered.
Handed in my laptop and walked out, feeling absolutely liberated! 🥳 It’s satisfying to know he was probably waiting for me to just give in, but instead, I left him with a lot to think about. Blocked his number and moved on!
Do I think there will be consequences for him? Maybe not. People like him often escape unscathed. But the real victory for me was getting closure. He’ll surely remember me and get upset every time; meanwhile, I’ll smile knowing I never backed down!
So, what do you think about this whole situation? Have any of you dealt with a difficult boss? How did you handle it? Share your experiences or tips below! I’d love to hear from you! 😊
Jerry can go f*#ck himself. Perfectly petty. Enjoy the new job! 😉
Well played. However, I want to let you know one thing. When I was a senior executive, we had one of our directors leave. After he departed, one of the women who was at a lower level in the organization told me that she was glad to see him go because he constantly saying sexual innuendo to her. A number of other women in the area agreed. Had this come out earlier, we would have fired him on the spot. Not every company keeps crappy employees around when they abuse other employees.
I agree. Fuck you, Jerry! Fucking fucker…
Yeah, fuck you, Jerry, you fucking fuck.
I’ve had former coworkers send an email to all and go out with a bang. Management always scrambling for damage control. Way to be petty and get the closure you were looking for. You really did everything that you could do.
YEAH, FUCK YOU JERRY!!!
It’s always someone named Jerry.
If there was a data breach, your message should go to the board and clients.
I had a manager tell me i smelled like weed. He would demonstrativey sniff me in front of other employees and say it when others could hear.
His manager was nearby the last time he did it. I LOUDLY stated that if he is going to say that in front of my co-workers, then we MUST go directly to the police and have me tested, right now, for “everyone’s safety”.
The big boss freaked the fuck out. Hauled us in to a room, quizzed my boss about what was going on, while i explained i was tired of these public accusations and insisted i be tested immediately.
I was then asked politely to go back to work while big boss stayed in the room with my manager.
Big boss later walked by me, winked, told me not to worry, and my manager has never said a fucking word about it ever since. I asked big boss later if there was anything on my employee record about it, and he said, and i quote, “not a whiff”.
A data breach as big as you’re making it sound isn’t gonna be left un-answered for. Someone’s gonna get chewed for it, and fired. Considering it sounds like it was his responsibility to raise to management above him, he’s probably gonna get the fun of being the scapegoat.
Talk about “taking him down with you”!
Maybe he got a bonus based on $$? If you had quit his money might have gone up. But legally they couldn’t get rid of you. Just a theory
Well played. I have been through something similar so I empathise. In my case, I worked for a medical business that had two clinics. Our supervisor-from-hell worked at the head office, I worked in the satellite clinic in the neighbouring suburb. It would take too long to detail the events leading up to the “crunch” but one (of the many) issues was that twice a day, courier bags with paperwork would travel between the two clinics. She started accusing me of not sending the paperwork as required in the courier bag. So in self-defence, I started keeping a log and getting it counter-signed by another staff member every time I sent the paperwork. So she eventually hauls me into a conference with our boss to complain about me, including that I never sent the paperwork to head office. So I produced my evidence to the contrary. The look on her face was priceless. She sneered, “You kept a log? You’re a bit paranoid, aren’t you?” I calmly said, “No. I think the fact that I had to produce this today shows that I’m not”. It went downhill from there. I knew she wanted me gone and, like you, I didn’t want her to have the satisfaction and I wasn’t going to let her win. Eventually, a much better job literally fell into my lap and I left of my own accord – but not before informing the boss that I had evidence of her committing Medicare fraud and letting him know that legally he would be responsible for that. I left and eight weeks later she was gone too.
I love this.
I was in a similar position and had a new boss and she was toxic af.
I stuck around til I got a way better job then after I left I did the usual exit survey and was very direct in my feedback to the point that the HR lady emailed for a meeting to get more information.
I was on holidays between that job and the next so I left it a couple weeks then sent a 50+ page document that had all the incidents I had recorded and detailed exactly why I left. Also dumped her boss into it and outlined issues and favouritism.
Look as far as I know they are still there and nothing happened, but I also directed HR to incidents that happened prior that was literally covered up by her bosses and prior to the HR person working at the company. It’s all in writing and I hope on her HR file, so at the very least she will be stuck in that job and won’t move around to a better position
Can you also leave a review on Glassdoor.com or similar?
Glad you got closure. That’s the best feelin ever for shitty bosses and jobs like this
Great job, stick out all that bs you were put through.then, just put in the crap you were put and other evidence and then just walk away being the bigger person just curious if you heard if anything ever happened to the ahole
man, you give me hope
when I left one of my toxic jobs with a “protected” boss. I actually called the owner of the company (500mil company) and asked for a meeting. He said sure, and I laid out everything that was happening in the company politically and who was doing what, who had skills, who was just a loudmouth that took credit. I told him I didn’t expect him to believe me only, and feel free to talk to anyone else at the lower levels. he was quite happy, as he was insulated from it and never got to hear any of those problems. After I was gone, there was a complete reorganization. Often “protected” people aren’t that protected if you go to the top.
Your grit and determination will take you far in life and PROPS to you and the folks that raised you! 💯👍🏾Companies have employees that they might protect but data breaches or anything that’ll cost them HUGE sums of money, or give them bad press, always gets their attention.
If you’re in the US you can file a complaint with the EEOC and they will look at the whole company.