Bad managers had a way of mistaking micromanagement for leadership.

So when one retail manager nitpicked a task instead of doing his overdue work, an exhausted employee finally snapped back.

And boy, did it feel good!

Keep reading for the full story.

I finally snapped at my boss today

So I’ve worked at this retail place for two years, and my manager is the literal worst.

He doesn’t actually do anything but walk around and tell people they’re doing stuff wrong, even when the store is empty.

So while the employee was working, the manager acted as he always did.

Today, I was stocking the back shelf when he came up behind me and said, “You know, if you actually cared about the display, you’d align those by color height.”

I’ve had a long week, and I just stopped.

But this time, the employee wasn’t having it.

I didn’t even look at him. I just said, “Garry, if you have enough time to watch me do my job, you have enough time to go finish the schedules you’re three days late on.”

He just stood there for a second, looking like a fish.

Surprisingly, the manager didn’t have much to say in response.

Then he mumbled, “Fine, whatever,” and walked into his office.

I’m definitely getting fired soon, but honestly, it felt so good to see him actually shut up for once.

Sometimes speaking up is worth the consequences.

What did Reddit think?

Employees can only take so much from horrible bosses.

This redditor thinks maybe this could be the start of a better working relationship.

This employee actually learned something very valuable from this interaction.

Retail workers have to keep their sanity by any means necessary.

For once in his career, this manager was finally speechless!

Moments like this are worth getting fired over.

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