‘My boss lost it when I resigned’: Employee says manager blamed them for coworker’s layoff
Leaving a job is rarely easy, especially after months of layoffs and a heavier workload. One employee’s account of resigning has caught the attention of Reddit users after they claimed their manager blamed them for a colleague’s layoff and asked them to leave the office during the resignation conversation. The employee claimed the manager reacted poorly to their resignation. (Representative Image) Sharing the story on Reddit, the employee explained that they had worked at the company for more than six years and had initially planned to stay. A few months earlier, they had asked their manager if they could relocate to another city while continuing in their hybrid role, saying similar requests had been approved for other employees in the past. According to the post, the manager told them layoffs were on the way and wanted reassurance that they were not planning to leave. At the time, the employee said they had no intention of resigning. Things changed after the company laid off 20 per cent of its workforce, including the employee’s direct report while …
