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A job can be fun and rewarding, especially if you are working with a supportive team under good leadership in the form of a boss. Sadly, there are numerous stories online where people will go to complain about their bosses. Sometimes, for some reason, some bosses end up establishing a dictatorship in their workplaces, preventing their employees from feeling good about their job or improving productivity, which is obviously not what good leadership is all about. Bosses have to be kind and supportive of their employees, encouraging them to improve.
However, sometimes people don’t change their attitude towards others, so the best option in such cases could simply be trying to change workplaces, if possible. Today’s story is exactly about that – doing one’s best to escape a bad working environment in order to find a better one. Reddit user u/AnonEngineer2676 posted their story on the forum, which revolves around the aforementioned point. Their post collected 58.3k upvotes and prompted 2.5k comments. It has to be mentioned, though, that some commentators believe the story to be a fake, but the concept of it is uplifting and motivating regardless of said suspicions.
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Sometimes the best way to deal with a horrible boss is to just quit in favor of another job, which is what this person decided to do
Image credits: Schezar (not the actual photo)
As mentioned before, a boss shouldn’t be a monster of a person who just treats people poorly and expects great performance from their employees. There’s a little bit more to leadership than that, to say the least. Sadly, reasoning with bosses as such is sometimes impossible and can cause more trouble than it’s worth, which is why some simply decide to quit in favor of a better work environment and that’s what OP decided to do.
OP shares that their boss is indeed toxic and keeps them constantly on edge
Image credits: AnonEngineer2676
If an employee is overworked, constantly stressed and gets anxiety attacks over a phone call, it’s probably safe to say that the boss isn’t exactly doing a great job. Employee mental health is very important, to say the least, both in terms of their personal wellbeing and the performance of a company as a whole. Which is why bosses should strive to create a safe, and encouraging working environment.
Due to all the disrespect and toxicity in the working environment, OP decides to do their best to find a new job, and does so with great success
Image credits: AnonEngineer2676
There are probably few feelings in the world that match beating injustice in your life and making things better for yourself, which OP seems to have experienced. Not only did they prove their toxic boss wrong, but came out of it all with an even better salary. And their new boss seems like someone who does indeed strive for a good working environment, which is always a big plus.
Some commentators were highly supportive of OP, praising them
Other people in the comments decided to share some advice on top of the support
Some even decided to share their own similar experiences
The moral of the story here is that a boss shouldn’t keep you on a toxic leash, and if they do, try your best to find a way out of it. After all, you owe nothing to an environment that seeks to exploit you so, if possible, always strive for something better.
What do you think ?
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
While I’m incredibly happy for these people, because I’ve worked at—-and quit—-jobs where management, coworkers, or both, were incredibly toxic. So toxic, I would be sick, and often throw up, Monday through Friday mornings. Never happened on weekends, holidays, and anytime I was off work. But I digress. Every time I read stories like these, I get a little upset, because none of it is happening for me. Not because I lack qualifications, education, experience, skills. But because my age now has a 6 in front of it. I lost my last job to the pandemic, and now I can’t even get an initial interview. Two years, over 1000 applications, a handful of interviews, and ZERO offers later, you can only imagine my frustration. Hell, I’m 61 and look like I’m not even 50 yet, but my resume evidently gets automatically thrown out. I can’t afford to retire until I’m in my eighties—-IF I can find a job to retire from. So, happy for the OPs here, but feeling cheated and screwed over.
Question everything 2 years ago
Is there any way you can take your date of birth off the resume? I'm pretty sure in some countries they can't legally ask you about your age as that would be age discrimination.
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advice5cents 2 years ago (edited)
If an employer calls you unemployable, they are straight up lying. Only the nicest person in the world would keep a terrible employee in which case, they would be mentoring them, not demeaning them. Unless maybe he's your father-in-law :)
GenericPanda09 2 years ago
Never had an employer tell me I'm worthless compared to someone else before and that i've got nowhere else to go. Only had that from a very abusive ex when i got disabled........ however I strongly suspect they're coming from the same place in their reasoning - control by fear and domination and relying on the fact you don't explore that option further because they've already told you it's a no-go.
Kathryn Baylis 2 years ago (edited)
While I’m incredibly happy for these people, because I’ve worked at—-and quit—-jobs where management, coworkers, or both, were incredibly toxic. So toxic, I would be sick, and often throw up, Monday through Friday mornings. Never happened on weekends, holidays, and anytime I was off work. But I digress. Every time I read stories like these, I get a little upset, because none of it is happening for me. Not because I lack qualifications, education, experience, skills. But because my age now has a 6 in front of it. I lost my last job to the pandemic, and now I can’t even get an initial interview. Two years, over 1000 applications, a handful of interviews, and ZERO offers later, you can only imagine my frustration. Hell, I’m 61 and look like I’m not even 50 yet, but my resume evidently gets automatically thrown out. I can’t afford to retire until I’m in my eighties—-IF I can find a job to retire from. So, happy for the OPs here, but feeling cheated and screwed over.
Question everything 2 years ago
Is there any way you can take your date of birth off the resume? I'm pretty sure in some countries they can't legally ask you about your age as that would be age discrimination.
Load More Replies... advice5cents 2 years ago (edited)
If an employer calls you unemployable, they are straight up lying. Only the nicest person in the world would keep a terrible employee in which case, they would be mentoring them, not demeaning them. Unless maybe he's your father-in-law :)
GenericPanda09 2 years ago
Never had an employer tell me I'm worthless compared to someone else before and that i've got nowhere else to go. Only had that from a very abusive ex when i got disabled........ however I strongly suspect they're coming from the same place in their reasoning - control by fear and domination and relying on the fact you don't explore that option further because they've already told you it's a no-go.
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