A 2021 Microsoft study found that 41% of workers may quit this year, while business leaders are "out of touch." The data also revealed that burnout is widespread — 54% of workers said they are overworked while 39% claimed they're exhausted. Now let's see these numbers in action.
A few days ago, Reddit user u/bluepiehax made a post on r/AntiWork, an online community that unites a lot of folks who feel miserable in their current position. "This [subreddit] gave me the motivation to finally quit my abusive job," u/bluepiehax wrote. "I may not have health insurance, but I feel so free!"
Underneath this statement, the Redditor attached the final straw — a conversation they had with an abusive boss who thinks that threatening staff to get them to come in on their day off is the right way to manage a business.
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Toxic bosses can be really dangerous to everyone around them. Not only do they infect the workplace, but they also create a culture where people are afraid to speak up or ask for help. Until they have enough.
"I have worked there for about 4 years prior to this incident," u/bluepiehax told Bored Panda. "The boss I had was a jerk alcoholic who didn't care about anyone else, just money. Divorced twice, can't see his kids, you know the type."
After the conflict, their boss told u/bluepiehax to come in and get their stuff. "He cursed me out as I left the building. I am so glad to be finally out of that terrible job and hope I give motivation to others to quit too."
A Harvard Business School study discovered that among workers who've been dealing with toxic bosses:
- 48% intentionally decreased their work effort;
- 47% intentionally decreased the time spent at work;
- 38% intentionally decreased the quality of their work;
- 80% lost work time worrying about the incident;
- 63% lost work time avoiding the offender;
- 66% said that their performance declined;
- 78% said that their commitment to the organization declined;
- 12% said that they left their job because of the uncivil treatment;
- 25% admitted to taking their frustration out on customers.
Constantly feeling overworked and unsure of your boss's expectations is a clear-cut sign that you are being mistreated. Rather than being respectful of your time, lousy "leaders" expect you to drop everything in your life to achieve all the unreasonable goals they desire and if you speak up, they instantly label you as ungrateful.
I'm glad this person stood up for themselves.
As the post went viral, an interesting discussion emerged in its comment section
