When You’re Quitting, Anything Goes, And Apparently, It Goes Both Ways
I am a thirty-year-old woman, and I have been working at a super-small construction company for the past two years. I’ve put my best foot forward every day and never had any issues with anyone in the company. Three months ago, they moved me from a position as an in-field coordinator to an accounting position. It was an emergency move as one of the employees had stolen $80,000 from the company and they needed an immediate replacement.
My new supervisor, also a woman in her early thirties, was always super kind to me, and we’ve become pretty good in-work friends.
Well, these past couple of months have been Hell. I hate the new position, and to be fair, I’m not very good at it. So, I found a new position, and I’ve been keeping it a secret for a while. I let the owner know first, and he was very kind and receptive to it.
The issue started when [Supervisor] got word of it. She immediately cornered me and started going on this rant, saying things like:
Supervisor: “Why didn’t you tell me? You’re being incredibly unfair and selfish. I can’t believe you would do this to us. This is unacceptable. Don’t ask me for a referral because you are not getting one from me.”
And so on.
Me: *Politely* “The opportunity is something I simply can’t pass up.”
[Supervisor] then went to the owner and asked for any details I might’ve given to him about the new company and new position — I believe to try to sabotage my leaving. Thankfully, I hadn’t discussed any details about it with anyone. It was awkward after that, but I didn’t think anything of it.
But the next day, things took a turn for the worse. [Supervisor] decided to be petty and removed all of my authorizations to any accounts I had so I couldn’t perform any of my daily tasks. I didn’t want to leave on a sour note, so I brought it up to the owner as [Supervisor] was out of the office that day. He reauthorized my accounts and I continued to work.
[Supervisor] was back the following day and was completely livid that I had gone around her and talked directly to the owner. Her actions toward me only got worse from there on out.
The next day, I came in to notice that my desk had been moved and my computer access had been taken away yet again.
Cue the malicious compliance. Since I couldn’t do any of my daily tasks and really didn’t feel like dealing with a screaming [Supervisor], I was on Reddit for basically the whole day.
At the end of the day, [Supervisor] came into my new back storage “office”.
Supervisor: “Busy day today? I know mine was.”
Me: *Smiling* “Yep! Exhausting.”
She did not like that response and went to the owner to say that I was purposefully not doing my job, and my last two weeks would be pointless, so they should just let me go now. The owner disagreed and called me into his office. After I explained what she had done, he gave me access again and told [Supervisor] to work from home.
Another day went by. It was extremely peaceful now that [Supervisor] was working remotely, but unfortunately, this did not mean my day was getting any easier. Instead of taking my access away, she had IT start forwarding all my emails to other employees in other departments that had nothing to do with my specific position.
At this point, I only had three days left, so I just decided, “Okay, this sucks for them, but it’s on [Supervisor]’s head if anyone has any questions.” I looked at my paid time off (PTO), and I had way more than I had thought! So, why not use those for my last days?
And that’s exactly what I did. I was originally supposed to let all vendors know I was leaving and start forwarding them off to the appropriate people, and I was supposed to interview second-round candidates for my position, but not anymore. The owner was completely okay with it; he understood that [Supervisor] was being toxic, and he told me that he would have a talk with her about her attitude and position if this continued.
With my last two days, being on PTO, I finally thought I was safe from [Supervisor]. But lo and behold, she was still holding a massive grudge, as if my leaving my position was a personal attack on her. She called me at 4:30 in the morning and left me a voicemail saying our company was having an “Accounting Emergency” and I needed to come in IMMEDIATELY.
I called her back about four hours later, which she was fuming about, and she went on a massive rant.
Supervisor: “You are extremely entitled! You will never get anywhere with your attitude! I’m embarrassed for our company to say that you ever worked here. If I ever find out where you’re working, I will make sure that you’re fired and never get a job in this town again.”
I laughed at her, and she went ballistic — like when you take a four-year-old’s toy away. She was screaming so loud her voice was shaking, saying silly things like, “You have no respect for me or the company!” and, “You’re going to rot in Hell!”
I hung up on her once she started bringing my family into things. I called the owner later that day and explained to him what had happened. He wasn’t shocked about it. He told me that when [Supervisor] came in that morning, she was going on a rampage like the Tasmanian Devil. After finding out why she was freaking out, he promptly fired her. I was shocked; this was such a small company and he definitely needed her.
I heard from another coworker that [Supervisor] ended up destroying a bunch of company property on her way out and now she’s facing a lawsuit due to the damages.
I’m so thankful that [Supervisor] revealed her true self to everyone and that I’m far far away from that company and her.