[caption id="attachment_4461" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @keon[/caption] We've probably all had that job we wish we'd flounced out of in true style. The one we begrudgingly showed up for every day and did our time, secretly building up our private list of resentments against the boss from hell. Hopefully, for most of us, that doomsday scenario of a job is in the past, but I imagine most of us eventually left it by meekly saying it was time for pastures new and wishing that hated boss the best for the future. Sometimes it's just not worth burning those bridges. But these 30 people weighed up all the evidence and decided not to keep their head down and play it safe but to go for the adrenaline rush of going out in a blaze of glory where they say the thing they always wanted to say in the most memorable way possible. [post_page_title]#1 This Actually Quite Lovely Cake[/post_page_title] To be fair, not ALL of these entries involve someone burning their bridges with all their pent-up vengeful rage. This one's actually rather lovely. [caption id="attachment_4460" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Twitter @flackhackjack[/caption] It's honest, kind, compassionate and expresses something sincerely without resentment, and showcases their fine baking skills into the bargain. A superb way to quit! [post_page_title]#2 This Very Public Dressing-Down[/post_page_title] Jamie sounds like a pretty nasty piece of work, and like he thoroughly deserved any embarrassment that came his way from having his flaws displayed publicly on his storefront for all to see. [caption id="attachment_4463" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit[/caption] My favorite thing about this one is that, despite all the obvious anger in the message, the employees writing it were restrained enough to use different colored pens to make it look more striking. [post_page_title]#3 This Masterful Error Message[/post_page_title] This one is possibly my favorite. I wouldn't even know where to begin when it comes to tinkering with the inner workings of a computer to make this error message come up, so hats off to whoever did it. [caption id="attachment_4464" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @assumetehposition[/caption] I like to imagine this popped up in the middle of an already stressful admin day in order to have the maximum disruptive impact. [post_page_title]#4 This Lovely Bottle Of Whiskey[/post_page_title] Another kind one, this - not only will it have taken a bit of time and showcases their design skills, it's nice to be gifted with a bottle of whiskey when an employee resigns - you'd think it should be the other way round! [caption id="attachment_4465" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - imgur[/caption] Let's just hope the boss thought to read the label before drinking it and did actually notice that it was someone's resignation letter, and not just an anonymous gift. [post_page_title]#5 This Very Frank Letter[/post_page_title] For all that it's fun to bake a special cake or make a secret error message inside your boss's computer, sometimes the best way to make someone face up to their failings is just to tell it like it is. [caption id="attachment_4466" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @gahdzuks[/caption] Sounds like this employer deserved every bit of scathing honesty that letter delivered. [post_page_title]#6 This Illuminated Sign[/post_page_title] Fair play to this guy for not giving in to the temptation to swear. After all, a sign this big could easily be seen by little kids or easily offended types. [caption id="attachment_4467" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @peaceman582[/caption] Whether the boss did go on to change the sign himself, or just hire another disgruntled employee, is something we'll never know I guess. [post_page_title]#7 This Very Subtle Price-Tag[/post_page_title] At first glance, it'd be easy to miss the rather angry message hidden in this price tag, but for anyone who really wants to read every single feature, there's something there to be discovered. [caption id="attachment_4468" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @mastranios[/caption] I wonder how long it took their boss to stumble across it and figure out why their employee has been so absent recently? [post_page_title]#8 This Guy Left Stickers Of Himself Everywhere When He Quit[/post_page_title] This particular one was found on the back of a clock two years after this employee left. [caption id="attachment_4469" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @captaincatchem[/caption] A fun legacy to leave behind for yourself, but the real question is - why the lightbulbs? [post_page_title]#9 This Shelf-Stacker Who Just Snapped[/post_page_title] If you really want to make sure the people you work with remember you with absolute hatred, leave them with an aisle of hundreds of cereal boxes that all need to be individually turned back the right way round. [caption id="attachment_4470" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @SpikeBoyBebop[/caption] Or they could just leave it as is and let their customers feel dizzy. [post_page_title]#10 This Road Sign[/post_page_title] For my money, this one's a little mean. Ten out of ten for publicly venting your frustration in a stylish way, but hey, no need to take it out on innocent motorists, y'know? [caption id="attachment_4471" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @slappyjay[/caption] I wonder if he was fired because he'd pulled this sort of stunt before? Might explain it. [post_page_title]#11 This Passive-Aggressive Letter[/post_page_title] This letter does a really good job of maintaining a classy, detached, sarcastic passive-aggressive tone right up until the final sentence. [caption id="attachment_4472" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @leviathin[/caption] But do you know what? I think that last sentence really makes it. [post_page_title]#12 This Message In A Variety Of Marker Colours[/post_page_title] Another message where the writer contains their anger enough to be able to use multiple different colored markers, though this time they even have the presence of mind to mention it. [caption id="attachment_4473" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @downvotes___really[/caption] I assume the request for a reference was granted, seems totally fair enough, really. [post_page_title]#13 This Drawing Of A Dinosaur[/post_page_title] Full marks for creativity. Full marks for cuteness. Full marks for brevity and clarity of message. [caption id="attachment_4474" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @An_Arrogant_Ass[/caption] Zero marks for finding a proper piece of paper to draw it on as opposed to a receipt. [post_page_title]#14 This Neat Bit Of Revenge[/post_page_title] The best of these are the ones that leave their employers with serious questions they'll have to fend off from the public afterward. This one will certainly require them to explain their behavior. [caption id="attachment_4475" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @JordanAsshole[/caption] And good on them for keeping the tone so reasonable at the same time! [post_page_title]#15 These Twin Cakes[/post_page_title] This one might not have the embarrassing, passive-aggressive detail of some of the best of these, but you can't argue with the level of time and effort put into making these rather lovely-looking cakes. [caption id="attachment_4476" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @dudeperson33[/caption] I think the "Me Too" one looks slightly better, overall. It's those purple icing flowers that tips it, I reckon. [post_page_title]#16 This Boss Wouldn't Give Their Employee Their Last Paycheck Without Them Submitting A Resignation Letter[/post_page_title] It's fair to say this fulfills those requirements with the minimum of effort and the maximum of style. [caption id="attachment_4477" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @Swinging_Phallus[/caption] Waste of good paper, though. [post_page_title]#17 This Roll Of Toilet Paper[/post_page_title] What this one loses in legibility, it makes up for in imagination and inventive use of metaphor. [caption id="attachment_4478" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @Girlofgodsbadday[/caption] The guy's a decent artist, too. Hope he went on to draw many more toilets. [post_page_title]#18 This Sympathy Card[/post_page_title] It's always hard to know what to say when someone experiences a bereavement. A "sorry for your loss" card never really feels like quite enough. So it's nice to finally see one be given a proper purpose. [caption id="attachment_4479" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @springmint5[/caption] I dunno what the relationship between employer and employee was here, but if someone left this for me, I'd genuinely find it very funny. [post_page_title]#19 This Bit Of Rival Advertising[/post_page_title] Publicly quitting and letting the customers know how bad the bosses are is one thing, but recommending they go to a rival store is really rubbing salt into the wound. [caption id="attachment_4480" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @JeremyChrist[/caption] I hope all the loyal customers followed the staff over to whatever their new venture was! [post_page_title]#20 This Poem[/post_page_title] Honestly, from a poetic standpoint, this isn't great. The rhymes are a bit basic and unimaginative, I think. But it's the principle of the thing, I guess. [caption id="attachment_4481" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @Nickemmanuel[/caption] And in principle, it's pretty great. [post_page_title]#21 This Use Of Homer Simpson's Catchphrase[/post_page_title] Sometimes when the perfect words have already been used by somebody else, the best thing to do is just to use them again. [caption id="attachment_4482" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @I_Drink_Pee[/caption] After all, talent copies but genius steals. [post_page_title]#22 This Lesson On Time Management[/post_page_title] We've probably all been lectured by our boss on our time management once or twice. The opportunity to turn the tables is pretty irresistible. [caption id="attachment_4483" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @jeseely[/caption] The inclusion of the "Help Wanted Apply Within" sign immediately after quitting is a nice touch, too. [post_page_title]#23 This Sympathy Card[/post_page_title] We already saw a sympathy card used to excellent effect earlier on. This one is even more delightful. [caption id="attachment_4484" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @ThatsAGreatPost[/caption] Let's hope the boss hadn't had any real losses around the same time or this would end up being very insensitive! [post_page_title]#24 This Email Printout[/post_page_title] I think Angelina's quit in fine style here, with her head held high. What I'd like to know is - did she quit by sending this email? Or by printing it out and putting it into her boss's hand? [caption id="attachment_4485" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @heathbickerstaff[/caption] I assume it's the first one, but it'd be funny if it was the second. [post_page_title]#25 This Out-of-Office Reply[/post_page_title] A lot of people set up auto-replies when they leave their jobs to make sure any emails end up with the right person. [caption id="attachment_4486" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Reddit @keon[/caption] Probably not many of those auto-replies are quite as to-the-point and brilliant as this one. [post_page_title]#26 This Very Silly Letter[/post_page_title] This letter starts with an admirable professionalism and formality, then quickly descends into something delightfully silly. [caption id="attachment_4487" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - imgur @iamchris4life[/caption] Spencer seems like a lot of fun. I hope he found a more fulfilling job after this. [post_page_title]#27 Another Illuminated Sign[/post_page_title] The use of the Douglas Adams quote is nice, though whether or not it has any relevance to the job in question isn't quite clear. [caption id="attachment_4488" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Credit - Reddit @JTsnidely[/caption] Maybe this was a cinema that paid its employees in fish for some reason? In which case, the perfect note on which to quit, really. [post_page_title]#28 This Lovely Greeting Card Design[/post_page_title] Ah, the old "It's not you, it's me" get-out. Always the easiest way to break something off. But sometimes it's nicer to just be honest. [caption id="attachment_4489" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Instagram @stumpedforwordsdesigns[/caption] The smiley face is cute, too. A lovely way to quit, overall. [post_page_title]#29 This Bill[/post_page_title] Whoa, Sally, whoa! Some very strong language on this one, and she seems to be taking out her frustrations on her customers and not her boss! Not cool, Sally! [caption id="attachment_4490" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - Instagram @yugatron[/caption] Sally must have had a real nightmare boss to quit with so much anger. Let's hope she found somewhere nicer to work! [post_page_title]#30 This Fire Exit Cake[/post_page_title] Sometimes a picture says a thousand words, and the sight of this guy making his escape in cake form is better than any number of angry letters. [caption id="attachment_4492" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Credit - imgur[/caption] The icing looks tasty, as well.

A woman has claimed that she was fired from a new job, in which she got a huge raise, after sharing a video explaining her pay increase.

Lexi Larson - who goes by the handle @itslexilarson on the social media platform - revealed that she was sacked after two weeks because she posted videos explaining how she bagged more money through a job in the tech industry.

"Their issue with my [TikTok] videos was me sharing my salary," Larson said. "And just to be super clear, I did not share any company private information. I confirmed with them that I hadn’t broken any policies or shared anything that was a security concern."

In addition to revealing details about her earnings, Larson said the company believed her videos made them question her "judgment as an employee". However, she said that they specifically cited her disclosing her salary as being the main issue.

Check out Larson's TikTok below:

Larson further explained that after the meeting, she decided to take the videos down because she didn't want the employer to be "mad" at her.

Even though she removed the videos, she was called back in after two days and told that her TikTok account was "a security concern" because she could "post something private about the company".

Larson then asked if she'd broken any actual rules or security measures, she was told that she hadn't but that the company was "not gonna take that risk".

The tech worker went on to say that after the difficult meeting, she "literally had a panic attack on the way home" and that she was crying for "days straight" after.

It all worked out in the end as Larson got in contact with her previous employer who hired her back and was very sympathetic to her situation. They also said that they had no problem with her TikTok videos.

"My old job that I am now going back to never had any issue with my social media posts and when they offered me my job back, they actually specifically told me that I am free to share my salary information however I want," she said.

In a follow-up video, Larson elaborated on why she left her old job for the new one despite not looking for one, saying that the company reached out to her through LinkedIn.

She explained that she took the job on the assurance of them saying: "We are a great place to work. We support our employees. You’ll love it here." She also took the role because she would earn $40,000 more than usual.

Two weeks later, the TikTok creator remarked that she was fired with no prior warning or discussion of what she can and can’t post online.

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If you've dreamed about quitting your job on the spot - without bothering with a notice period or a formal resignation letter - then join the club!

Unfortunately, absolutely hating your job is something that we all go through. You may hate everything about the job or just certain aspects - but eventually, you get to the point where enough is enough.

But while many of us would love to quit abruptly, give our boss a piece of our mind and then not turn up for work ever again - unfortunately, it's not really feasible for the average Joe.

But one woman was brave enough to share a briefly-written note with her boss, telling him she wouldn't be turning up for work ever again, citing the boss' supposed "rudeness" as the reason.

The woman, who quit her job at a Target store in the US, shared the note to Reddit, with the caption: "the note I left on my TL desk after my shift" alongside a relieved emoji.

It read: "Hey Jordan! Just wanted to let you know that I will not be returning to work tomorrow or next week! Thx hun! – M."

The note continued: "P.S. I will never understand why you were so rude to me!"

And she ended the note with a drawing of an (ironic) smiley face.

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The response the woman got was divisive, with some praising her and others telling her it was the wrong thing to do.

One person told her: "Good job! I walked out of my job at Target too. I was the only one working in the food corner (before they all turned into a starbucks) and they would just f**king leave me there, even when I would be paging for help. I hated that job.

"And I always smelled like popcorn."

However, others felt the action was only "burnt bridges" for the former Target employee.

One wrote: "Y’all may laugh and cheer on how to leave a job- but trust me, once you step foot out of retail and into a more professional career, you’ll see what we’re saying about burning bridges and about how to leave a job."

Knowing when you're going to get paid is an important part of any job.

But for one man, asking about payday meant being fired from a role before he'd even started.

The shocked employee took to Reddit to share a text conversation he had with his new boss the day he was supposed to go in and sign the new hire paperwork.

It all started when the man - who goes by doggolover482 on the social media platform - asked how often he would be paid in his new role as a tutor.

In a screenshot of a text conversation between him and his new boss, things start friendly. The manager seems alright with the question and responds that payday is "bi-weekly".

The man followed this up with another straightforward question: "When will be my first payday?" However, this was clearly a step too far for the boss, who texted back that they had changed their mind.

"I would hire someone whose desire is to work with the company," they added.

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The boss then appeared to cancel a prior arrangement for the new hire to come into the office later that day.

The Reddit user - by now understandably bewildered by the conversation - texted back: "I'm sorry? I don't understand. I do want to work with the company. But pay information is important for me to properly budget for bills."

Despite this (entirely justified) explanation, their boss took this as another cue to fly off the handle. They texted back that they were "looking for an individual who is willing to work with the flow, with the environment" and that they weren't "looking for any candidates whose priority is only pay."

"[You] didn't ask me about any other staff, uniform etc. [You] have been only asking me [about] pay. So I am not interested in such a candidate," they added.

The Redditor argued his case back, saying that while his priority was the job, he still needed money for gas, food and shelter. He didn't share what his boss responded or whether he ended up taking the job, but it seems fairly clear from his post that he didn't.

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Many users in the comments were of the opinion that he was better off not working for such a crazy boss.

"I can say is thank goodness you found out! You don't work for such an a**. Here's to you finding something even better," one wrote.

"Massive red flag. You dodged a bullet," agreed another.

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A CEO has responded to a "painful" viral video of a former employee who was fired from his company.

It all started when Brittany Pietsch took to TikTok to document being unexpectedly let go from Cloudflare, which specializes in providing cybersecurity amongst a host of other IT-related things to customers.

The video, which has been viewed millions of times across various social media platforms including TikTok and X, shows Pietsch fighting her case as she is being fired by someone from the company whom she claimed she has never even met before.

"When you know you're about to get laid off so you film it [...] this was traumatizing honestly lmao," she wrote in the caption of her TikTok videos.

Have a look at the video below:

Pietsch was told that after finishing "evaluations of 2023 performance," they added that had "not met Cloudflare expectations for performance," and the company had chosen "to part ways" with her.

However, the employee wasn't going to just go without a fight.

"So, I started August 25th, I’ve been on a three-month ramp and then it was three weeks of December," she said, as a sales ramp measures how long it takes a new hire to reach full productivity. "And then a week of Christmas and then here we are. I have had the highest activity amongst my team."

Pietsch then went on to detail that her manager had been telling her she'd been doing a "great job" during her time here so being laid off has come as a massive shock to her, as well as her fellow co-workers, who were also laid off minutes before her.

"I have had great activity, I have really great meetings, I’m picking up the products very quickly, and things have been going really really well, I make really great relationships with my clients," she continued in the 9-minute video. "So I disagree that my performance hasn’t been- I haven’t met performance expectations, when I certainly have."

And her rant didn't stop there as she went on to lay into HR for their approach of letting people go.

"I know you guys must not be able to understand that," she said, referring to everyone's frustrations about the situation. "It must be very easy for you to just have these little 10-minute, 15-minute meetings. Tell someone that they’re fired, completely wreck their whole life, and that’s it with no explanation. That’s extremely traumatizing for people, if you can imagine that."

The HR worker responded back saying: "I’ll be honest with you, there’s nothing we’re going to say in this call in the time that we have that’s going to undo the way that you feel right in this moment.

"I personally will do everything that I can to give you as much specific information as I can after this call," they added.

After a few more back-and-forths, the clip finally concluded with HR emphasizing that there was "nothing they could say" that could change Pietsch’s feelings before they reached an agreement about the next steps.

Of course, many social media users rallied around the newly unemployed TikToker, and offered her support during this difficult time in her life while simultaneously condemning the company.

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In the wake of the viral video, CEO Matthew Prince took to X (formerly Twitter) to address the situation.

Price confirmed that the company had fired around 40 sales people out of more than 1500, which he stated was a "normal quarter," before going on to say that they can "often tell within 3 months or less of a sales hire, even during the holidays, whether they’re going to be successful or not."

"Sadly, we don’t hire perfectly [but] we try to fire perfectly. In this case, clearly we were far from perfect. The video is painful for me to watch."

Co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare Matthew Prince addressed the controversy online. Credit: Noam Galai/Getty/TechCrunch)

He then specified that "managers should always be involved" in the process of their employees being laid off saying: "HR should be involved, but it shouldn’t be outsourced to them, No employee should ever actually be surprised they weren’t performing. We don’t always get it right.

"And sometimes underperforming employees don’t actually listen to the feedback they’ve gotten before we let them go," he added.

The CEO concluded the post by explaining that while they "definitely weren’t anywhere close to perfect in this case...any healthy org needs to get the people who aren’t performing off. That wasn’t the mistake here. The mistake was not being more kind and humane as we did."

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