Workplaces run on trust, but that trust breaks fast when leadership stops holding up their end of the deal.

One administrative worker watched her company spiral into chaos with late paychecks, sudden firings, and shifting responsibilities.

So when management tried dragging her back in while she was on her honeymoon, she was forced to reckon with just how toxic things have become.

Read on for the full story.

Aitah for not training my replacement at work?

I [24F] have worked as an admin for a service-based company for 5 years.

Lately though, the company has gone downhill.

Recently, the owners fired the office manager with no warning and have been constantly late on giving out checks.

Many people in the company have gone overdraft because bills come out and we had not gotten paid on time.

On top of this, management was also trying to force more work on her, so she finally had enough.

I was planning on getting married and let my job know that I needed four days off about 10 months in advance.

When they fired the office manager (the person who was going to cover my shifts), they told me to figure out coverage myself and ask the other admin if they could cover me.

This was my last straw, and I submitted my two-week notice so that my last day would be two days before my wedding.

She tried to save face by offering to provide training to her replacement.

In my resignation email, I let them know that I would be willing to train and make training material/notes before my last day.

It is currently the 4th day of my honeymoon (5 days after my last day), and the CFO texted me to ask if I had time to train the new admin yesterday.

She compromised by offering another solution, but even that wasn’t enough.

I told him I don’t have time but that I made 10–12 in-depth training videos and a comprehensive slideshow with reference documents in the Google Drive.

No response from him after that.

This toxic workplace continued to push her further and further.

Today, I got a call from the new admin asking if I could train and if it’s a bad time. I told her yes, it’s a bad time and I’m on my honeymoon.

She apologized and hung up.

Now she’s scared to set foot in there again.

My issue is that I still have to go pick up my last check on Friday, and I’m worried that me ignoring them will cause a confrontation when I go to pick it up.

AITAH?

Sounds like this workplace needs to learn a thing or two about personal boundaries.

What did Reddit think?

If she’s going to be forced into doing extra work, she should at least be getting paid for it.

If this employer doesn’t straighten up, they’re going to have some bigger names to answer to.

It’s clear to this commenter that this workplace is about as toxic as it gets.

This former employee is not in the wrong for several reasons.

This former employee set boundaries, offered training and tried to save face, but of course, leadership couldn’t meet her halfway.

Life’s too short to bend over backwards for a company that doesn’t care about you.

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