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Boss is being a real child about my giving notice

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Just don't do anything, and ignore him.

If you MUST do something, do not stoop to his level. Write him a nice thankyou card for your time with the company, and give some examples of how you enjoyed it(even if they're BS, DO NOT BE SARCASTIC). This will cook him sooo bad on the inside, and probably make him feel like a childish ass, without you looking bad for it. People who do ****** to get a rise out of others, HATE IT when they don't stoop to their level. If you react as if nothing bad happened, they will be fuming.
 
Originally posted by: badmouse
Write him a warm, thoughtful note saying how much you've enjoyed working with him (give one or two specific examples) and tell him you wish him the best in the future.
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This is what I would do. Just ease the tension and be the better man. You never know what may happen in the future. One day you may be desparately looking for a job to feed your kids and he may be the one who influences the decision to hire you. If you superglued a quarter to his desk or some other childish act, how do you think he'll respond. I'd never burn a bridge.
 
"How about you keep your quarter and here is 5 bucks (inserting 5 bucks in the letter). Go buy a coffee on me. Thanks for re-affirming my decision to leave. "
 
If you let it be, nothing will happen. If you do something, you'll further burn the bridges. Let it go.
 
Write a letter to him saying: "How about you keep your quarter and take five dollars from my desk. Go buy a coffee on me. Thanks for re-affirming my decision to leave." But instead of putting five bucks in the letter for the jerk tell him to go to your desk where he can find the five. Then you leave a monopoly five dollar bill with FU on the back of it.

Or you could go the better way and ignore him.
 
my grand father started a drycleaning business back in the 60s, and my dad worked for him as a teenager. some of the customers are, as anywhere else, evil bastards. impossible to please...but they keep coming back.

my dad asked my grandfather why he put up with it

"he can be as grumpy as he wants, but his money winds up in my bank account every monday"

 
Originally posted by: smack Down
Don't do anything with the letter because then the CIO will find out that the person he sent the email to made it public and will dump on him.

But if you want to be an ass just print out the letter and post it to a bulliten board and let everyone know how retard the boss is.
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Do this but draw a picture of a crying frown face, or insert clip art of cheese & wine 😀
 
Is this that same she-devil of a boss?

If so, file a complaint with HR. You've got absolutely nothing to lose, and it goes on her record, which may result in disciplinary action.
 
Don't response and don't say anything. Just pack your stuff and go and tell HR that the stress of staying is too much.
 
Originally posted by: xSauronx
my grand father started a drycleaning business back in the 60s, and my dad worked for him as a teenager. some of the customers are, as anywhere else, evil bastards. impossible to please...but they keep coming back.

my dad asked my grandfather why he put up with it

"he can be as grumpy as he wants, but his money winds up in my bank account every monday"
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Nice story, but what does that have to do with the OP? The OP's boss won't be putting any more money in the bank account.
 
Wait, so you are mad at him for acting childish, and you want to get back at him by being even more childish? And this makes sense to you somehow? Why are you burning bridges?
 
Originally posted by: AmigaMan
Originally posted by: badmouse
Write him a warm, thoughtful note saying how much you've enjoyed working with him (give one or two specific examples) and tell him you wish him the best in the future.
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This is what I would do. Just ease the tension and be the better man. You never know what may happen in the future. One day you may be desparately looking for a job to feed your kids and he may be the one who influences the decision to hire you. If you superglued a quarter to his desk or some other childish act, how do you think he'll respond. I'd never burn a bridge.
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At my last job one of my primary reasons for leaving was management and their politics, but I still wrote an individual thank you note to my direct supervisor, the CIO, the CEO, and the HR manager. I got a very nice response back from the CEO, and he's even been a reference for me for new clients! Don't get me wrong I wanted to take a tire iron to his car, but a 10 minute note has probably gotten me 10-12 clients which is $$$.
 
Originally posted by: badmouse
Write him a warm, thoughtful note saying how much you've enjoyed working with him (give one or two specific examples) and tell him you wish him the best in the future.
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This is seriously the best thing to do.

That, and also get him a subscription to gay porn sent directly to the office.
 
Revenge is a dish best served cold.

The day will come when your opinion of him and this company will be requested. Be honest and blunt.

Until then just fantasize about where you would like to put that quarter.
 
reverse psych-mology or whatever.

take the quarter, and thank him! 🙂

(then use it to buy a pack of gum or something ;x and offer him a piece)
 
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