[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.

An employee has taken to social media to reveal how they quit their job over text after being asked to come into work over Thanksgiving - despite their boss approving the vacation time.

The worker shared the heated text exchange with their boss on Reddit, where other social media users couldn't quite believe the lack of respect being shown to the former employee.

Sharing screenshots of the exchange to the discussion website under the username 'binthinkin77', the ex-employee captioned the post: "Finally decided I’d had enough of my P.O.S. boss on Monday, & damn did it feel good."

The start of the thread starts by their boss - named Mike - messaging the Redditor to say: "Hello, Sophie has just quit and we are already short-staffed.

"I hate to be the bearer of bad news but it looks like I’ll need you to come in on Thanksgiving."

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In response, the ex-employee stated firmly but calmly: "Unfortunately I will be out of two visiting family, as I told you in October. You approved it, and I am unable to change my plans, I'm sorry."

Clearly irked by this very reasonable reply, the boss responded saying: "I don't appreciate the tone. We had enough staff in October and what I said no longer applied. Again, I apologize but I'll need you here for Thanksgiving."

And not appreciating their boss going back on their word, the employee firmly replied: "That won’t be happening. Speak to me like that again and you’ll be really short-staffed."

"You're about to get yourself into some big trouble," the boss replied. "Cooperate or you may find yourself here on Christmas as well. Got it?"

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This threat was clearly enough for the Redditor, who replied: "Yeah I'm not sure how I put up with your s**t for almost a year. I quit. Good luck finding someone though!"

The Reddit post has since received over 90,000 'upvotes' and more than 7,800 comments from fellow users.

One person commented: "Shows how much they [employers] believe we need them. This is why health insurance is tied to employment in America. They want control."

A second backed up the ex-employee, writing: "I thought the tone was fairly respectful considering they wanted you to come in on a previously agreed upon off day."

Sharing another story about the same boss, 'binthinking77' said: "What’s ironic is he has the worst 'tone' speaking to his employees out of any boss I’ve ever had. One time he literally emailed everyone that he was taking a week vacation during our busiest time of year the day before he left, because he 'needed a break from all of us'. It’s insane looking back now."

And responding to those commenters who believes the story was fake, the original poster replied: "It is 100% real. I know it’s easy for tons of internet skeptics to come on here and tell me my story is fake but I’m literally living this, and I have any and all the evidence that this is real."

Thank goodness this employee is now a former employee! Remember, your boss doesn't own you!

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A bartender has taken to social media to show off his brazen response to his now-former boss after being messaged at 2:59AM and being asked to work the next day.

Taking to Reddit, the unnamed bartender shared a series of messages between him and his ex-employer after he was messaged in the middle of the night and asked to start work at 10AM the following morning.

Sharing a screenshot of the text exchange, the Redditor - who goes by the username 'ThrowRA_1895' on the platform - captioned the post: "Got my beer balls on right now, I think I made the right decision".

In the opening request, the bartender's boss, Robert, writes: "I need you to come in 11am-10pm today, we have an event scheduled and one bartender."

You'll note that this opening message was sent at 2:59AM and didn't include a "please" or "thank you".

Fully within his right to do so, the bartender replies: "No thank you. Tomorrow is my day off."

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However, his employer - the one who messaged in the early hours of the morning, lest we forget - then has the audacity to tell the bartender that he needs "to be a team player". That being said, at least in this second message he asks: "Please come in tomorrow".

Enjoying his free time, the bartender replied: "Why are you just now telling me at 3am that you need me to work 11 hours tomorrow? I’ve had a few drinks and I don’t feel like coming into work hungover and working for that long on my day off."

Once again, a perfectly understandable reason for not being able to jump on a last-minute shift with just eight hours notice.

Unbelievable, the employer responds by telling the bartender that he needs "to stay ready for work" and says that getting drunk is "not a good look".

Aghast at what his manager had messaged, the bartender sarcastically responds: "You’re telling the BARTENDER to not drink on his time off? Wanna go tell the chefs to not eat off the clock too?" He says that if he was given more notice, he may have considered doing the extra shift, but considering he was already drunk, he didn't want to work 11 hours with a hangover.

He then asks why Robert couldn't fill in on the bar himself, to which his boss replies: "We are going to talk about this attitude when you come in on Sunday."

After clearly having enough of his boss' attitude, the bartender tells him: "No we're not. Bartenders are needed all over the place now. I think I’ll just go work at one of the dozens of places hiring around here. I’m fed up with you."

The boss hastily tries to tell the bartender that he was making a mistake and being impulsive because he was drunk - going as far as to say: "When you wake up tomorrow you're gonna regret this."

But the bartender gets the final work, simply replying: "Eat. My. A**."

The screenshots were shared to Reddit three days ago and have already amassed over 130,000 upvotes and 8,000 comments on the platform.

One person commented saying: "God I love it when the tone changes so hard in the span of a single message. He's all ready to be the big tough authority figure telling you how to act on your off hours and 'we're going to talk about this attitude' like your absentee stepdad, and then whoops, if he's actually gonna quit I'm gonna be f***ed!"

A second replied to the post saying: "'You need to be prepared' from a manager who isn't prepared for an extremely common contingency. Maybe manager should start looking for a job too, one that doesn't rely on his interpersonal skills and scheduling abilities being better than a sack of moldy potatoes."

Remember: Your time is your time.

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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 man has taken to social media to share the messages his now-former boss sent him criticizing his work, despite having a broken foot.

Sharing the text exchange to Reddit under the username 'hestolemysmile', the ex-employee captioned the post: "Quit my job last night, it was nice to be home to make the kids breakfast and take them to school today! Off to hunt for a new opportunity, wish me luck".

In the screenshot, the Redditor revealed that he received a message from his boss reading: "Good evening [me], I was reviewing the cameras from our shift today and noticed that you were sitting on a stool for the majority of your shift. This is completely unacceptable behavior and we will be discussing it tomorrow before shift."

Explaining his former role in a subsequent post, the Redditor explains that he worked at a healthy living fulfillment warehouse,  packing orders for $16 an hour.

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In his response to his boss, the Redditor explained that he was using the stool due to the fact that he has two broken bones in his left foot, and had cleared this with his line manager.

He went on to explain that despite the injury (and the use of a stool), his work output was still to a high standard, as he replied: "I'm not sure you're aware, but we do have a ranked list for packing displayed directly above our stations. My efforts earned me first place today."

He then asked his boss: "So, just to be clear - my impressive performance was overshadowed by the fact I was uncomfortable enough while doing it?"

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Livid by this response, his boss replied: "I'm really not appreciated your attitude. You could have just said the first part where it was cleared with another lead instead of being disrespectful. This type of behavior isn't going to get you anywhere here."

To which our Redditor replied: "Hey, thanks for wasting my precious off time with some garbage you didn't bother to investigate beforehand," before going on to explain that his boss' attitude is the reason why the company struggles to retain staff.

"I'm not concerned with going 'anywhere' there. It's a toxic environment with ignorant people at the helm. I won't be in tomorrow or ever again," he adds.

His now-former boss then hesitantly replied: "We don't need to rush to you leaving. Let's talk in the morning and we can sort this out."

"No thanks. Have a good life," the now-ex employee responded.

Unsurprisingly, the post received an outpouring of praise and support from other social media users, with one person writing: "Hahaha hell yes, you’re a badass! Props to you! Good luck and I hope you get the job you deserve!"

In his update, the former employee explained that despite falling on hard times recently, he refuses to be bullied by anybody after having plenty of abuse throughout his life.

He then adds: "I applied to several places yesterday. But I think I’m going to take a week off. The park near our house has a lot of garbage and I’ve wished that I had more time to clean it up a little as our kids love it there, so that’s how ill spend my week before getting back to the grind. I just want to give something back."

As well as thanking people for their support, he sent another message to other hard-working people out there: "There are opportunities out there. Don’t settle for being treated as less than human. We are better than that.

"We are what makes the world go round. It doesn’t matter what they are selling if there is no one to man the stores, answer the phones, or take out the garbage. Their dreams hinge on us more so than ours do on them."

Bravo, that man!

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