let’s discuss final F-you’s to jobs or bosses you hated

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager.

Most of the time when you leave a job you hated, you do it professionally — you give notice, you transition your work, you move on, even when there’s malice deep in your heart. But sometimes you get the opportunity to go out with a bit more verve — for example, the person who quit with two hours of notice the week before a big project was due … exactly the same way they treated him when he’d been demoted four months prior. And obviously we must never forget the person who spelled out “I quit” in cod.

Not all final F-you’s are so visible. Some are more discreet, perhaps known only to you. But all are satisfying.

Have you ever left with an F-you to a job or a boss, subtle or not-so-subtle? Or seen it done? We want to hear about it in the comment section.