u/choppy_trustee

yeah

For a little over 10 months now, my manager has made it a habit to remind me how lucky I am to be working here. He dumps work on me that has absolutely nothing to do with my actual role, pressures me to stay late without pay, shuts down almost every idea I bring up, micromanages every little thing I do, and then somehow finds a way to blame me when his own mistakes snowball into a problem. Even now, my stomach still drops when his name shows up on my phone, because he's usually calling to yell about something he caused.

I asked for the work situation to change and for there to be basic respect. He flat-out told me no. Then he doubled down and told me I needed to appreciate the job, that I needed to put in more effort, and that no one else would hire me.

So yeah, I proved him wrong. For the past 7 weeks, I've been applying for jobs and doing interviews quietly using Interview vip, and so far I've gotten about 8 offers. I'm about to sign an offer letter for a much better job with a salary that's $45k higher. The person who interviewed me will be my new manager, and they spoke to me like I was a human being. Weird concept, I know.

I'm writing my resignation letter right now and honestly, I can't stop smiling.