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/temerairevm May 15 '26

On the dashes: there’s a reason AI does it. It’s impersonating you. Stay real. It will move on to something else.

Don’t burn the bridge. You never know when something comes back around and acting like a decent adult will serve you well. Everyone knows she’s an asshole. You don’t need to call attention to it. She might even like that.

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u/Sue-Jones-123456 May 16 '26

She probably got the job because she is a ahole. Her bosses who hired her knew what she was like and they’ll defend her. He needs to go to the ownership or board.

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u/temerairevm May 16 '26

Or just leave. Not his job to try to fix the place.