“How good are you at your job?”
Employers often give their workers the impression that they’re replaceable and not that great at their jobs to keep them on their toes. It’s the in-thing in big corporations because they get recruits every other day.
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Sometimes, workers can’t take it anymore, and they quit or find better employment. Whatever the reason for leaving, they do it, which elicits different reactions from their employers.
The employer may react the same way they’ve treated the worker during their employment or surprise you entirely by bawling and confessing that you’re indeed great at your job! That’s what happened with this Reddit user per her thread on the subreddit Antiwork .
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A research worker suffered emotional abuse from her employer for years and became conditioned to it until her colleagues reported the abuser to the head. Unfortunately, like with many such cases in corporate America, the top did nothing to remedy this situation.
When a blessing came from an employment offer from a better company, the employer resorted to emotional manipulation to convince the Original Poster (OP) to stay. She didn’t.
After she left the company, they employed two other people to replace her, and one quit within months of working in that establishment. Clearly, the employer had no plans to fix their bad behavior. They only wanted to convince a good worker to stay.
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One of the commenters rightly compared the situation to begging, which is emotional manipulation. It’s when someone who likes you insults you to make you feel inferior in hopes of making them work for approval.
It’s a great thing that the OP realized her worth, got a better offer, and quit. It’s even better she didn’t let the subsequent manipulative tears keep her from escaping the toxic work environment.
The lady mentioned being programmed to accept abuse from superiors, and it’s the sad reality of the youth in the workplace today. Thankfully, many people are learning to reject such practices, and others are learning to become better employers.
Unfortunately, employers don’t realize they can get the best out of their employees by encouraging them with positive reinforcements. As long as they continue abusing workers, businesses will keep losing great minds, and the employees need to learn how to ignore the manipulation.
