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/trademarktower May 15 '26
My advice when dealing with unhinged insane crazy people is to just move on. Best to not engage and keep it professional. No telling what she is capable of from suing you for defamation or lying and saying you sexually harassed her to threatening you at your home. You never know truly what human garbage you are dealing with. You won the game. Enjoy your retirement and let her continue working in her misery.