Leaving a job, no matter by what means, is stressful business. Making sure all your loose ends are tied as well as securing yourself a new job after the fact is a lot to juggle!
Though, when it comes to leaving a negative work environment, it can also be freeing. This was a lesson one Reddit user learned when she left a job that was handing her a completely unfair ultimatum, and she regrets nothing about her decision.
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Workplace disputes are, unfortunately, a rather common occurence.
The validity of them, however, varies greatly.
A Reddit post made by a now-former office worker told her tale of how a petty office relation caused her to quit, simply because she had no desire to engage personally with more established staff.
She begins the post by describing her work environment in vague details.
“Work in an insurance office full of your typical awful office [Karens] that I have never gotten along with. They have tried to pull me into their little highschool rumor and [expletive] talking thing and I nope’d out and declined all invitations for after work ‘girl fun’.
I’m here to work.”
She then gets into the meat of the story, the day she was called into HR.
“[…] they sat me down and explained that I was being reprimanded for non-professional behavior as reported by one of the [Karens].
I asked for an explanation of what it was that I did and at first they didn’t want to explain it. […] I hold my ground and explain that I can’t fix behavior if I’m not told what it was that [I] was doing wrong. They explained that I was being lewd/rude on a personal cellphone call. […] I asked for further details, when, where, what did I say etc.”
They finally divulged that she had been ‘vulgar’ on a phone call outside during her lunch break.
“The thing I said was a yo mamma joke […] with my friend on the phone.
I was on my personal time […] they explained the joke isn’t really the issue so much as the [Karen] who reported me just lost her mother to covid and the joke, that wasn’t even directed at her, offended her enough to report me for it and HR ran with it.”
They then handed her a write up and told her to sign it.
“I refused to sign the infringement […] and instead offered to apologize to the woman for her loss and try to explain that it was not directed at her in any way and that I would be careful about what I say AROUND her. I’ve never had an issue with work ethic, being late, issues with customers, or any other issue with me working there.”
She was instead told “sign this or you’re let go as of your lunch hour today”, so she quit.
The comments supported her whole-heartedly.
“You did the right thing,” assured one user, “NEVER sign any document you believe to be an admission of guilt. Now, you can collect unemployment and I believe that the firm’s unemployment insurance will increase.”
Another suggested the perfect revenge for this pettiness, “When you get another job that pays more send some flowers to the office for the Karens thanking them for you getting paid more now, how much better the culture is etc. Living well is really the best reward.”
