It’s hard to keep giving your best to a job when your manager seems determined to make you miserable.

One employee reached that point after spending a year and a half working for a boss who never wanted him in the position.

Even though he kept doing the job, his manager criticized his experience and started making the work more stressful.

Then, after returning from vacation, the employee learned he was about to get blamed for a task he had already left instructions for.

That was enough for him to finally start sending out resumes.

Keep reading for the full story.

That’s it. My manager won. I bail.

I’ve worked at my new job for a year and a half, and I’ve always hated working with my boss. He is amazing at his job, but he sucks at management.

He didn’t hire me; his manager did. And he didn’t hide the fact that, had he had his say, he wouldn’t have hired me at my current position, but one rank lower.

For the record: my position had been vacant for more than a year before I filled it, mostly because the wage was below market. They offered more with each new offer. I took my chance when it reached a reasonable amount for my experience.

The problem is that his manager always complains about him.

I admit I’m still young, but older people refused that job for more than a year. Plus, when it was reoffered (French public service, your job is reoffered to the public every year, and you have to reapply), only 1 other guy sent his resume, and he had never worked in that specific field, while I’ve had experience in it for several years.

Yet, my manager always complains that I’m too inexperienced and tried to convince his manager to take the other guy. His manager refused because I’m actually doing my job, even if it may take me longer than he wants (I’m alone in a 3-person service), and I stayed for a year, while some other people left after 4 days.

So, my manager has tried new strategies.

Plus, the manager does everything he can to make the job hard.

He took away my bonus last year. He gives me work that isn’t in my domain or even in my line of work. He gives me stupid tasks that don’t go anywhere.

He deliberately makes my stress go high by letting me know he has something bad to say about my work and then telling me, “We will discuss it tonight,” or, “Tomorrow,” and leaving me to wonder what the heck this is about.

What does he have to say about my work?

Frustrated, he basically asked what he could do better.

I apparently consult with him too much. I started doing so after I sent (meaningless) emails that he wanted to review first. He never corrects the information I write, just my writing style, and then sends the emails himself.

I’ve always been suspicious that he is just trying to take credit for my work (he admitted that I’m a better writer than him).

So I asked what I should consult him about and what I could do without his first approval. He said, “You should know that. I would know if you had more experience.”

Now, his manager wants to talk to him.

I’ve just come back from vacation. He wants to talk to me about some task I “left out” before leaving. I left instructions and directions before leaving, but I didn’t find any trace of him following through, and now he apparently wants to scold me for it.

I’m done. He won.

Tomorrow, if he wants to put the blame on me for the task he didn’t follow through on, I’ll ask for it in writing (because I left the instructions in writing).

And I’ve started to send my resume an hour after he scheduled my scolding time. Have fun managing alone!

Oh no! It sounds like someone is a pretty immature manager.

Let’s see if the people over at Reddit agree.

This would get him back really good.

According to this comment, the guy is a toxic manager.

So true.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about an employee who quiet quit, then quit for real, following a no-overtime mandate.

That’s what it sounds like.

At this point, leaving is probably his best option.

His manager clearly decided a long time ago that he didn’t belong in the position, and it doesn’t seem there’s anything he can do to change that.

So, asking for everything in writing before the next meeting is a smart move.

And if the boss really thinks he can do better without him, he may finally get the chance to find out.