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I worked at a place where we all fit on two floors, so less than 200 people. The staff had to take the long way around to work because the CEO didn't like seein
by suprjami 12y ago
I worked at a place where we all fit on two floors, so less than 200 people. The staff had to take the long way around to work because the CEO didn't like seeing "the rabble" walk past his sound-proofed frosted-glass office. Him touring the work area was an event to be feared. The pay was less than all our competitors, they let one of the original staff go (she had years of experience and did an excellent job) because she asked for a paltry sub-3% raise to make ends meet. She was the voice on the IVR so they had to pay more than her raise to get a new voice recorded once she left. You could work an extra 30-60 minutes every day and never be thanked, but don't you dare take an extra 3 minutes for lunch. High pressure? My manager left to go home one day and dropped dead on the pavement of a heart attack determined to be from stress (he survived).
I gave my notice politely and gratefully. I was late to my own leaving party because I worked a job through to completion. I was invited to take my old job back any time I wanted, and I got a great reference which helped me get a way better job. Nobody I knew still works there.
As good as it might feel, don't ragequit. Regardless of all the good you might have done before, people will remember the most recent big thing you did. You don't want that to be something negative and unprofessional. Companies can be soulless mean entities but a negative personal impression only hurts your future prospects. Your local industry is not as big as you think it is and people love to gossip.
And really, if a company is so bad that people need to quit in a hilarious and scathing matter, is you leaving really going to change things? Unlikely. The best thing you can do is leave quietly with a smile on your face. Let them burn on their own.