'Kudos to managers like her': Worker's emotional resignation sparks Reddit discussion
A post on Reddit’s r/jobs talked about someone who loved their job but was pushed out by toxic upper management. They were apparently a team cut from ten to five, and they had a role that had expanded far beyond the original job description without any corresponding progression. When they handed in their resignation, their manager cried.
The original poster cried too. The manager said they understood, wished them luck, and told them they were the best she had worked with.
“Kudos to managers like her that show true emotions,” the original poster wrote. “The one who doesn’t get mad upon someone leaving but instead wishes them the best.”
What Reddit said
The post touched on something that doesn’t often get expressed: appreciation for the people in workplaces who actually make them human.
One commenter drew a sharp contrast with their own experience of leaving a toxic employer: “When my husband put in his notice, his toxic employer was angry and mean. Of course, he did not care about my husband and was upset about losing someone he had always taken advantage of. Just like leaving a toxic romantic relationship.”
Another shared their experience that showed exactly what good management shouldn’t be: “I once cried at work after a particularly bad berating from my manager. She then gossiped this to the receptionist, who told everyone. This led to more bullying. Finally they fired me.”
Several commenters described their own experiences with genuinely good managers, noting how rare they usually are. “My old manager was super cool but unfortunately I got laid off. [It went] from five people down to only himself. He helped us find new jobs and often invited us to lunch,” one wrote. Another said their new workplace was surprised when they offered their current manager as a reference: “It’s so good to have good relationships with people around you, especially at work.”
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One commenter gave a perspective from the other side of the management table: “I’ve been a middle-manager, and it’s tough. You get blamed for dismal metrics when the company makes huge cuts but you mostly lack the power to allocate resources differently.”
For anyone currently working for someone like the manager in this post, the thread is a small but genuine reminder that work relationships matter, and that the people who make them human deserve to be recognised when they do.
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