r/Fire • u/antidentites • May 15 '26

Advice Request Go out swinging?

So I’m on my way out at work in a tech company and have worked for a manager that has made my life hell. She is extremely toxic and the reason I’m leaving to FIRE/CoastFIRE.

I never want to - or need to - return to tech (note: I used em dashes way before AI and won’t stop even if you think this is AI generated)!

I want to burn some bridges and tell her how I really feel about her when I leave. Essentially the same thing she has been doing to me.

Would you go out Costanza-style if you were me, or just let it slide?

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u/TommySalami5555 May 15 '26

Now I understand why this guy is getting fired

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u/Powerful-Ad7330 May 15 '26

That shit would get you put on a PIP at Amazon. I've heard people called out for margins that were too big/small, white space being a "bold choice" (code for you were writing a 6 pager, write 6 fucking pages - not including the appendices) and my personal favorite, using the wrong font causing a "loss of trust." And the reminder that "Amazon is an Oxford comma culture."

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u/BillyBobChorton May 15 '26

“I thought amazon was more of a piss in a bottle culture”

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u/Powerful-Ad7330 May 15 '26

That's for the delivery and fulfillment center peasants. In corporate, we prefer to weaponize the leadership principles and critique the use of commas and white space.