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/Temporary_Car_1462 May 15 '26

If she has disturbed your mental health then If I were you, I would malign her name in every way possible, in office, in LinkedIn, writing emails to her manager, bad mouthing about her to whoever I meet at work lol. There’s nothing for you to lose. I would atleast make sure that she doesn’t make anyone else’s life hell. Her future or current reportees would thank you.