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Jobs drain us with long commutes, early mornings, and nasty bosses. Sometimes, the job isn’t worth it, and you spend most of the day in the office. It’s time to give up and cut your losses at that point.
These individuals turned to Reddit to describe the last straw that caused them to resign from their positions, which ranged from managers refusing raises to employers being violent. Some of these people resigned for bizarre reasons that you won’t believe!
Snap Decision
U/MisfortuneGortune: “You’re doing it wrong, hellloooo, that’s not how I told you to do it,” my manager said slowly as she began slapping her fingers in my face, three inches from my eyes.
It was my third week and one of the twenty folds I had to learn for that job, so I was folding the shirts a little more slowly and less efficiently than was demonstrated, but still getting the same fold. I took a walk at that very moment.”
Standing Up
U/s8n29: “I was instructed by the corporation to implement two new policies. Every employee is required to arrive at work fifteen minutes early for their shift, but they will not be compensated for the extra time. Under extremely particular conditions, all employees are required to take their unpaid lunch break in designated spaces.
I informed them that before I could impose their new policies on my team, we needed to meet to talk about their legitimacy. “Either you enforce the policies or you resign your position,” was their response. “See Ya!” I exclaimed. They pleaded with me to change my mind and not make a “bad decision” because I was angry. Unfortunately, I had already left.”
Academic Priorities
U/blake41185: “During graduate school, I worked as a waiter. There was a seminar related to a class, therefore, I had asked for a weekend off well in advance (just after receiving my syllabus). We were expected to compose a paper by our lecturer. It made up a respectable portion of our grade.
As the weekend approaches, I discover that I have double-booked from Friday through Sunday. I approach the manager and inform them that I have given months’ notice and that I am unable to do so. I tell her straight out that I will fail this class if I don’t go, and she plays the ‘ requests are just requests, not guarantees’ card. Saying, “That isn’t my problem,” she shrugged. “It’s now,” I assured her, and walked away. I was about to fail a class for my master’s degree in waiting tables, like h—.”
Boundary Breach
U/doublestitch: “He got up and punched the wall at a meeting with the boss, who was a challenging person to work with. He wasn’t playing around. He struck the wall of his own office with bare hands, as if he were punching a punching bag in the gym.
After sitting there in shock for two seconds or so, I got up and walked away. I tidied up my desk and left through the back door without saying anything. Even if the man does control the business, that behavior has no place in the professional world.”
Final Stand
U/whatamidoing-here1: “He would come yell at me in front of the office after failing to properly train me. I finally answered, “Good, I hope you find someone better because I quit and will be leaving once other ladies come back from lunch,” in response to his constant threats to fire me or hire someone else.
In an attempt to backtrack, he inquired as to my seriousness. I didn’t turn around. ETA: He knew he could undercut me, so he hired me without any experience. I was paid little compared to what an experienced worker would be paid.”
Abandoning Ship
U/HalfSugarMilkTea: “When our manager wasn’t there, the woman who was training me would ignore me, and I saw her looking through my bag when I went to the restroom, so I quit that office job after the first day.
I resigned from my last job at a clinic after a month because I was reprimanded for not knowing what to do and forced to work a solo receptionist shift without any training on how to open the clinic. before patients. It was so awful that a few of the patients approached me afterward to inquire about my well-being.”
Swift Resignation
U/oldatheart515: “I never have, but my favorite story is about a coworker in student transportation who, after years of stress in one job, finally got a job she wanted. Over the summer, management called her and told her that no one else wanted to take the stressful job, so she was being moved to it.
Then tell me what I need to do to resign,” was her first reaction after fighting for too long and too hard to acquire what she wanted. She did, and ever since, she has been content with her choice.”
I’m Done
“I worked as a hotel housekeeping supervisor, and every holiday, all of the management would take time off, leaving me in charge. After a complete year of holidays, I requested a raise, but on the city’s biggest party day the following year, I was turned down.
After assigning all of my workers their tasks, I emailed the managers a photo of myself having a good time at a bar and warned them that the hotel might be on fire. I’m not sure why, but I quit.”
Bitter Departure
U/SuspiciousHornet77: “I was assured that I would be transferred to Iowa to earn hours toward my CPA certification if I received my accounting degree. The boss responded, “Yeeeeeaaaah, we’re going to move you to Customer Service,” after I worked my ass off and graduated. Does that sound good?
Stayed up late that night writing a ‘F— you’ email to the entire corporation. Some bridges simply beg to be burned, but in retrospect, maybe shouldn’t have done that.”
Defiant Exit
U/Kind-Dust7441: “I was advised to terminate a woman by the company’s owner for showing up for work on time. With him, there was always something new, some absurd new rule that he imposed retroactively to fit his mood at the time. And the fact that his employees didn’t appear early that morning was interpreted by him as a personal slight and a display of flagrant disrespect.
I simply couldn’t. I didn’t even particularly like this woman, so I couldn’t terminate her to appease his new whim. I, therefore, marched into his office and resigned myself rather than firing her. The woman I wouldn’t fire, ironically, stayed with him for years. After some twenty years, she might even still be there.”
Lied-To Role
U/nelsonalgrencametome: “I was blatantly misled about the job. I had left a well-paying but demanding job to take a management position at a residential mental health institution since it would not require travel and was expected to be much more relaxed.
In addition to numerous other problems, I had to work eight weeks straight without taking a single day off, including weekends and holidays. As a result, I issued a resignation email from the parking lot during a heated meeting with upper management in which one employee was outright lying to cover their b—.”
Too Busy
U/TapestryMobile: “We’re too busy right now” was the reason given for rejecting my request to take a long service leave holiday. A few months later, the request to take a long service leave of absence was turned down because “we’re too busy right now.”
A few months later, the request to take a long service leave of absence was turned down because “we’re too busy right now.” I gave my resignation in response to the email, gave my security card, and left.”
Decades Dashed
“When I began training as a machinist, he informed me that his beginning pay was $27 per hour. Although he had been out of the profession for some time, he had a few years of experience. The guy would come to me every day after training with incredibly stupid queries and ask me to cure his difficulties.
Since this individual was making $27, I approached my employer for a raise. He told me he could find someone to do my job for $16 when I was paying $22, so I replied, ‘Okay, let’s do that,’ gave him my badge, and left after 15 years.”
Suffocating Demands
U/Radiant_Maize2315: “He insisted that I finish the assignment in 36 hours even though he allowed me 72 hours to do it. DO WHAT YOU CAN was his response when I brought up the contradiction.
And when I sent it in, he called me from his vacation to yell at me for my errors. I blocked him on everything, erased everything, and left. ETA: 36 calendar hours and 72 business hours.”
Betrayed Ambitions
U/QueenPlum_: “1 The boss resigned, and they wanted me to oversee the department as manager while maintaining my assistant pay level. 2 They secretly hired a new manager for the position that had been promised to me for months, and they wanted me to teach her while maintaining my assistant pay level.
I was expected to oversee the department by myself once more while the new boss was on vacation. I resigned after waiting until the new manager was out of town.”
Horrible Boss
U/Cold_Hour: “I had one of those bosses who instantly sapped the building’s energy when he walked in.” Every day in his workplace, you could hear him yelling at people.
I was once reprimanded for not consulting him before drafting a press statement. He scolded me for not “thinking for myself” when I checked in with him the following day. Within an hour, I submitted my resignation to HR after realizing he was nothing more than a power-tripping d——-.”
Unaccountable Boss
“After increasing sales to $8,000 in just three months, I was fired, and I was devastated. The young, inexperienced female who had just been hired took over. I was instructed to empty my desk by the sales manager’s wife, who was also the owner. A huge error.
The call I had been anticipating arrived two days later. Sales Manager: Where can I get the August sales invoices?
Me: I gave my replacement physical copies. Sales Manager: You must come in tomorrow to resolve this since we are unable to locate them. Me: I’m afraid that isn’t feasible. I will not be returning. She persisted in her demands and threatened to deduct my most recent paycheck. I was furious about this and refused to be pushed around by her. Fortunately, she didn’t contact me after receiving a call from my attorney.”
Resigned Revenge Returns
“I smiled as I turned in my resignation letter, nursing my damaged ego after being passed up for a promotion yet again. However, my boss—always the cocky one—took it out of my hand and threw it in the trash. He scoffed, “You’re useless to anybody else; you can’t leave.” I was enraged by that cunning comment.
With my head held high, I walked out of his office. Weeks passed, and the company started to suffer greatly from my absence. I followed their development and observed with a sense of bitter pride as their revenues continued to decline, even though I was still searching the internet for work.”
Better Offer
“My supervisor casually walked in and offered a promotion—not for me, but for a fresh college graduate—after I had worked relentlessly for five years to excel in my position. The last straw broke. I collected my things in a composed manner, went to the human resources department, and handed them my letter of resignation.
“Oh, and by the way, I got a better offer from another company a few weeks ago,” I said in a whisper as I turned to depart. I get paid twice as much here! I had the biggest smile on my face as I left.”
Unchecked Toxicity
U/curryp4n: “I stayed here while they untreatedly poured hazardous s— down the drain. Even after they ‘asked’ me to produce an extremely poisonous and flammable solution—but threatened me—I stayed. When one of the production guys complained that I was using the computer too much, I finally left.
Earlier in the day, I was entering data from my lab work. I questioned why he was spending more time spying on me than working, and he told me that I needed to put in more effort. Two weeks later, I resigned.”
Remote Disparity
U/believe0101: “With all of the full-time staff working from home, we graduate student assistants had to come to school to work in person while sharing small cubicle spaces and attending Zoom sessions.
To make matters worse… After working remotely for the entire summer, we graduate assistants demonstrated our capacity to do high-quality work from a distance. There wasn’t even someone on campus to watch over us or help without answering the phone. Halfway through the year, I stopped because it was such b——-.”
Broken Promises
U/Cheezel62: “After being assured every three months that I was ‘only required a little longer’ throughout my more than two years in what was supposed to be a temporary secondment, I eventually begged to be returned to my prior position.
Two weeks after I began the secondment, I was informed that someone else would be placed in permanently. I immediately left after giving my employer my keys and security badge.”
Safe Bet, Not!
U/MrGreyJetZ: “I worked at a petrol station when I was sixteen. The owner’s wife came in, unlocked the safe, collected the money, and departed while he went hunting. After pointing out that I didn’t have the combination and that the receipts for the day I worked that weekend didn’t tally up to what was lost, I was accused of stealing it.
He confessed to the police that he and his spouse were the only ones with the combination. He was foolish and f——.”
Mo Sandwich, Mo Problems
U/madeupneighbor: “Mo is the new boss at the college sandwich restaurant. Mo wanted his employees to teach him about his work and brand because he was cruel, which led to a mass exodus. The only person who knew how to prepare every sandwich was me. occupied. I’m attempting to teach the new guy how to prepare sandwiches, so queue out the door on Saturday. Mo is shouting at me while accepting orders. “Mo, I’m trying my hardest; if you yell at me again, I’m going to leave.”
I left when Mo shouted at me once more. With a fist in the air, he rushed me into the parking lot and ran for my car, but I warned Mo that I would not tolerate such behavior. Mo probably wasn’t used to being confronted by teenage girls, and he most certainly didn’t anticipate me abandoning him.”
Profit Over People
U/GamesGunsGreens: “The ‘small’ company I worked at began displaying their monthly record profits on the bulletin board during COVID. Their monthly revenue increased from $4 million to $15 million. Then, they dared to inform us all that there would not be enough money in the bank to raise any of us for nearly two years.
I took a week off work to go to a new job orientation. I left orientation at the end of that week, drove to my previous place of employment, went in, and informed HR that I was quitting. The nicest thing is that I received my week’s vacation money twice because the HR department was so inept.”
Burnout Blues
U/thecooliestone: “I worked in fast food. In addition, I was taking coursework and completing a student teaching practicum. One day was all I needed. We only have one day to catch up. I was getting up at 5:30, working from 4 to 10, and doing student teaching until 3:00. If I didn’t finish later, they would forcibly close the kids. I was sleeping for four to five hours every night.
Instead of letting me call out, they sent someone to my house to pick me up when I tried calling out and made up a story about my car breaking down. I didn’t agree or ask. Another staffer said they had been dispatched to pick me up when I heard them honking outside. After working that day, I blocked everyone and didn’t return.”
Accounting for Injustice
U/tranquilseafinally: “My coworker from my time as an insurance agent was promoted to accountant. Rarely did he do the accounting. He spoke on the phone most of the time. He was earning almost twice as much as the rest of us, I discovered.
The manager told me it was because he had a family to support when I went to ask why. Since we were doing all the work, I informed her that the rest of us needed to be compensated at least as much as he was. She said no. I immediately resigned.”
Checking Out
“The establishment required round-the-clock staffing. Our GM was sacked by corporate without a replacement, and they refused to employ further staff. The shift expectation increased from eight hours a day for everyone working three shifts to twelve hours a day for those working two shifts.
Halfway through my night shift, I was informed that I would need to stay for four more hours, so I nodded out. The management wasn’t there, and the job was awful. A few years later, I revisited some of my writing from that period. I detested that work so much.”
Family Business Fallout
“She dismissed my wife (for a b——- cause) and didn’t see why I shouldn’t continue to work for her. She didn’t even know my spouse was fired, so she let me go all day.
My spouse informed me that he had been fired when I had to return home, wondering why he had vanished in the middle of the day. The worst part is that she was my mother. I’m so relieved to get out of there.”
Blowing it Away
U/Alwaysonvacation2: “On my day off, the same manager contacted me to ask if I could cover a shift that started in two hours because no one else could. That’s the only issue. I got written up for being late for a shift. Yes, I replied, but I’m not sure if I’ll be able to make it in time. After two hours and fifteen minutes, I arrived. At the end of the shift, she reprimanded me for being late. I thought it was a joke, but she told me that even if you’re filling in for someone else, you still need to be on time.
I responded, “Oh yeah, Ronnie?” after she accused me of acting impolitely. I never looked back after wishing the new person who had just started luck. Restaurant life, ahhhhhh. It explodes.”
Gone and Quickly Forgotten
U/dIO__OIb: “Rage gave up. On a Friday night, following a few brief training sessions, I started my first 10-hour shift. Three individuals. The manager goes to get supplies after a few hours. Make about thirty pizzas in a couple of hours because there are a ton of orders coming in. The other cook claims he has to deliver some of these pizzas, so he leaves me alone, and the manager never returns. This order printer is suddenly going out.
I’m not even sure how to use the cash register when a customer comes in to pick up a pizza. I was perspiring. Food was all over the place, I had no idea what I was doing, and after giving the customer several pizzas, I simply followed him out the door while leaving the apron on the counter. I never got a call or anything. I felt as though I had never been employed.”
Crushed Loyalty
U/Reece_Llama: “I was one of two full-time employees when a coworker drove me over with her car, crushing my leg against my car. When they didn’t dismiss her and promoted her a month later, I told them to terminate her or I was leaving.
Edit: She intentionally ran me over while her window was down, and I heard her exclaim, “That f—— took my parking spot.”
Overtime Overrule
U/MaryGodfree: “Management imposed a burdensome and foolish regulation prohibiting overtime. Not negotiable. Don’t inquire. They had new work the following day, so they wanted everyone to remain late for work.
I declined; I was informed that there would be no overtime, so I’m heading home. My supervisor became very irate and threatened to fire me if I didn’t remain late. I walked away after calling their bluff. It was so satisfying.”
Scheduling Shuffle
U/vampyrewolf: “I was employed at a 24-hour Greek restaurant as the kitchen b—-. hired to handle maintenance and cold prep in addition to being a dishwasher. Over the weekend, I had scheduled three days off. I was notified that I was late by phone at 7 a.m. on the second day. When I arrived, I was informed that my start time was 11 a.m., but when I returned, it was moved to 4 p.m. When I arrived at 4 p.m., it was rescheduled to 11 p.m. Additionally, it was amended once more to have me off for the three days when I arrived at 11 p.m.
Four schedule adjustments in 24 hours. The laws in this area stipulate that you must give a week’s notice before the owner changes your schedule to reflect that you regularly worked fewer hours and that you essentially had to check at 7 am to see if you were on for the day. I used my choice of words and informed them that I will return in two weeks to pick up my money.”
Clocking Out, Speaking Up
U/ackillesBAC: “I arrived at work one morning to find a letter on my desk stating that I would be fired if I was even five minutes late again. This employment requires you to arrive forty-five minutes early. That evening, I left my note on the boss’s desk.
We spent the whole evening before that sale altering every price tag in the store to a higher price, which is why I quit another job the day after our largest sale of the year.”
Sizzling Exit
U/DontAlwaysButWhenIDo: “I worked as a cook and prep cook at [chain restaurant] when I was 17. The manager remarked, “Hey, so and so called out tomorrow, we need you to come in at 6 am to cover for them,” as I was wrapping up a 16-hour shift that ran from 4 am to 8 pm. ‘I’m too tired to do that,’ I responded. “You’ll be here if you want to keep your job,” he remarked. “Whatever, okay,” I replied.
I didn’t plan to be there. “Hey, you’ve reached OP. Leave a message, and if this is the Steakhouse…I quit,” is what I changed in my voicemail. I received a pretty irate voicemail, but I didn’t give a damn. I went to the ski resort where my friend worked that same morning, applied, was hired, and began working that day.”
Break Time’s Over
U/CashDecklin: “I had worked for eight days in a row. After five hours of work, I indicated I was taking a 15-minute break for a quick lunch, but I was told I didn’t receive a break since I was late. I was 20 minutes late to my next shift because I had overslept (I’m a single mom doing night and day shifts in Vegas). The shift lasted ten hours. In addition, it was my birthday, yet I was not granted the day off.
I went and grabbed my backpack and key. I told the AM to go screw herself and her power trip, and I threw the key at her. It felt great to do it, but I doubt I would have if I hadn’t known I already had another job offer.”
Job Posting Ruse
U/wastedtalenttt: “I never started, therefore, I didn’t quit, but…The position was for a supervisor. The interview was for a position at the bottom of the barrel. didn’t inform me till the interview itself.
I decided that if you waste my time, I’ll waste yours. went over everything. I was hired. called me on the first day to find out my location. It’s not there. Do you want to fabricate the job description and all? Alright, you may now repeat the entire process on another person.”
Patience Pays
U/PartyChampion8400: “After working extremely hard for two years and taking on far more than my original function, I was instructed to wait for a promotion since a buyout was taking place, and I would be highly compensated when it ended. I was informed of my new wage after three months of waiting, and it was absurd.
I simply walked out of the CEO’s office after saying, “I’m disappointed.” Since I was genuinely essential to closing the deal, my phone was blaring. To get back to work, I sought a 50% pay increase and a bonus. They accepted, so I returned, but as soon as my bonus was received, I gave notice.”
Double Loss Lesson
U/davidgrayPhotography: “Not me, but I am aware of an instructor who quits out of anger. At the same school, he and his spouse were both teachers of the same subject. The post became open after the department’s previous chief resigned. He applied, having worked there for about 20 years. ‘Just so you know, we won’t be employing you since that could cause unnecessary friction at home,’ he was told during the interview, alluding to his wife, who didn’t want the job but approved his application.
In a matter of weeks, he quit and sought another employment. “I look forward to working with you again soon,” he said to his wife as he stood up to give a speech at his farewell. This was a dumb move that cost them two of their top teachers because management assumed something.”
Heartless Misstep
U/AnthropOctopus: “I was doing overnight shifts at [superstore]. I received the call that my dad had passed away less than halfway through my shift. He wasn’t ill, therefore, it wasn’t anticipated. I had to take care of my family and travel almost six hours across the state to get home.
Shawna, my manager, refused to let me go, saying, “Just finish your shift; there’s nothing you can do for him now.”
Creative Control
“I was managing a large account at an advertising firm. The client’s primary point of contact could be a bit of a tool, so I was thrilled when they offered me a creative role and had someone else handle the large account.
After three months in the creative role, I was informed by the client that “you have to give her all your ideas and she’ll take them to him and take the credit because he likes the new person but not her ideas.” Give up on the same day.”
Cleaning Up Toxicity
U/monqwel: “I received a harsh rebuke for not cleaning enough—did you know that dust builds up over an eight-day closure—while I was on Christmas holiday, no less. When I washed the vacuum filters and left them on the bathroom counter to dry (during the eight-day closure), my manager chastised me for leaving cleaning supplies out.
The boss’s Christmas vacation wasn’t good. Very typical behavior: pleased boss, pleasant holiday, unwarranted lectures, and miserable holiday. I penned a passionate letter denouncing all of his harmful actions. I received an apology, but it was merely to please me.”
Too Much to Dollar With
U/emogamerbfxxx: “We were extremely short-staffed at [dollar store], so we couldn’t afford to lose any of the three managers and three other employees. Our third manager quit, so I was closing and my store manager was opening for a full week, putting in more than fifty hours of work even though my hiring contract stated that I was a part-time shift lead.
To minimize any difficulty, I had asked for the week off at least a month in advance when my baby sister had to travel from Chicago to Philadelphia for the first time for the removal of a malignant tumor. You know what I did when she told me that after returning from my week-long vacation, I would be demoted after working 50+ hours a week for the next two weeks?”
Cafeteria Conundrum
U/missoularedhead: “While I was completing my undergraduate studies, I worked in a hospital kitchen. We prepared meals for patients and catered to café employees. For almost anything that went wrong, even if it occurred after I had left for the day, I was pulled into the office. The kitchen manager accusing me of stealing from the café was the final straw that made me lose my temper. I don’t know how I was meant to be doing this because I left every day before the cafe opened.
After pointing out the claim’s illogical reasoning, I was told that, simply because I was a college student, I shouldn’t put myself above others. removed my uniform shirt, collected my belongings, and left. After two months, the kitchen manager and her pet kitchen worker were not only fired but also arrested for stealing money and supplies from the establishment.”
Financial Fallacies Farewell
U/funkinghausmusic: “I was employed by a large wirehouse organization as a financial counselor. When they broke down the 10k pay raise they told me I would receive during my yearly review, they found that about 7.5k of it came from a combination of our employer’s match and my 401(k) contributions. They believed that 1) I wasn’t making contributions to my 401(k) and 2) they could swindle me.
The money wasn’t the point. It was that they genuinely believed I was too dim to comprehend the math behind what they were telling me. I couldn’t work for people who thought I’m an i—- and who depended on me every day to bring our team’s [stuff] together. Although there were other contributing elements, this was unquestionably the final straw.”
Dish Pit Departure
U/BlueSky659: “A few years ago, I worked at the back of house at a [restaurant]. On my last day, I was in charge of the dish pit, but I kept getting called up to the kitchen to assist them amid a string of really big rushes.
A mountain of dishes had piled up by the time I could begin, and I was forced to work alone on them for over three hours after closing. Everyone else departed early rather than helping to save me, and my manager became irate when I held him there till midnight. I wrote a letter of resignation and left it for the first shift to discover.”
Jelly Packet Justice
U/Guilty-Choice6797: “When I was sixteen years old and worked at [pancake business], the manager yelled at me from the floor of a crowded restaurant because I had thrown away unopened jelly packets. These had been on the plates of patrons.
I had to look through the trash for unopened condiments, she said. No, I told her. “Do it, or you’re fired,” she said. I chuckled, removed my workshirt, apron, and that dumb hat, threw them at her, and left. The following evening, she called and yelled at me for failing to show up for the call. then made an effort to get me to enter.”
Office Orders
U/spaceturtle1138: “I ended up getting blood drawn during my doctor’s checkup before work. I called the employer to let him know I would be a bit late since I was feeling lightheaded and faint. I complied with his insistence that I take the entire day off to recuperate. When I arrived the following day, I was shouted at for canceling the day before and called into his office.
Even though he was the one who made the demand. I immediately quit. To be honest, I should have quit sooner. The boss’s statement that he needed to take out a loan to make payroll and then arrive a week later in a brand-new Tesla was another highlight of the job. He was an awful businessman.”
Ice Cold Exit
U/stevieZzZ: “Chain store” received no training before being placed in delivery; neither computer nor lifting training was received at the store. sent me out in the middle of winter to deliver appliances with just one person for the day. A month after I made the transition to online ordering, the last straw was that I still had no work vest, computer training, or training.
I would have been contacted because they had me scheduled for 5 a.m., even though the store didn’t open until 7 or 8 a.m. When I arrived, nobody was working in the store, so I went home, slept, and never called or came back to work. I now also won’t shop there.”
Burger Blowup
U/concernedoldersiss: “As a teenager, I worked at [fast food restaurant].” I was in charge of making sandwiches in the back line. The screens were packed, I hadn’t taken a break, and I was personally having a rough day.
‘It’s not that hard, they’re just burgers,’ my manager said when I sought assistance and vented my displeasure. “If they’re so easy, you can make the f—— burgers then,” I snarled, removing my gloves and throwing them in his face. I then flung my apron on the floor and left. returned around twelve hours later for my subsequent shift. The necessity of food, shelter, and other necessities prevented them from truly quitting.”
