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The truth hurts sometimes… And if you’ve ever been painfully honest with a boss or a manager and let it all hang out, you know that there can be some fireworks! But it’s necessary to be completely honest sometimes when you leave a job.
In today’s story, a worker shared the resignation letter he wrote to his bosses when he decided to hit the road.
Check out what he had to say.
Semi Truck Driver turned Airplane Pilot comes to an end…
“I am happy to report that I finally quit my horrible job.
I planned it all out and I start a much better job next Monday. I played these guys like a fiddle pretending I cared about the role and then called in sick my final week.
Then I quit on the spot and sent this email:
Let’s take a look…
Dear [Company] Management,
Please accept this email as my formal resignation from [Company], effective immediately.
The position I accepted was presented as a Data Analyst role centered on analytics, automation, dashboards, reporting, and improving how data is used across the organization.
In practice, the role became materially different: maintaining legacy Excel-based accounting schedules, supporting month-end close, managing COGS reporting, allocations, reconciliations, and financial statement tie-outs that had historically been handled within cost accounting.
He wasn’t about to hold back.
That role mismatch was compounded by what I consider a deeply dysfunctional management environment within Finance.
My experience under [Finance Leader]’s leadership was characterized by shifting expectations, resistance to modernization, poor knowledge transfer, and an adversarial approach toward employees attempting to question or improve existing processes.
When I raised concerns regarding turnover, [Finance Leader] stated that turnover had been approximately 90% during her own tenure. I found the way that level of turnover was discussed remarkably dismissive of what I viewed as a serious organizational warning sign.
Ouch…
My experience working with [Coworker] was particularly negative. Of the coworkers I have encountered in my career, [Coworker] was by far the most difficult and unpleasant person I have had the displeasure of working with.
His communication style was frequently abrasive, unnecessarily confrontational, and counterproductive, and repeatedly made an already difficult working environment worse.
The recent PIP only reinforced the disconnect between the role I was hired to perform and the role on which I was ultimately evaluated. I strongly reject several of the assertions contained in that document and the broader characterization of my capabilities.
He wasn’t done yet!
My concerns extend well beyond my own role and the Finance organization.
The turnover, concentration of institutional knowledge in a small number of employees, dependence on fragile manual processes and legacy systems, resistance to modernization, weak process ownership, and management culture I observed leave me with serious doubts about [Company]’s operating model and financial direction.
In my view, the company’s current approach is unsustainable and does not position [Company] for long-term success.
The cumulative stress of this environment has had a significant negative impact on my well-being. I have reached the point were continuing to work at [Company] is neither healthy nor sustainable for me, leaving me no reasonable option other than to resign and prioritize my health.
I wish my colleagues who treated me with professionalism the best moving forward.
Sincerely, A Reddit User.
On to bigger and better things!
This was a pretty rough chapter of my life, but I’m glad it’s over now. I appreciate this space being open to me venting and explaining my ridiculous real lived experience.
I think the moral of the story was to be brave, stand up to these filthy capitalists, dare to dream and then subsequently create a better life for yourself.
I believe in all of you.
Once all struggle is grasped, miracles are possible!”
Reddit users shared their thoughts.
This person spoke up.
And this individual weighed in.
Well, he didn’t hold back, did he? No, sir! And we applaud him for it!
As I said, the truth hurts sometimes…
Onward and upward to a better job!