In the realm of business, senior management often undergoes extensive training to establish effective development models, promote teamwork, set goals, and define key performance indicators (KPIs) necessary for strategic success. However, these initiatives can falter if middle management is not up to par. Even if the owner and board implement cutting-edge strategies, the entire positive impact can be undermined by a single ineffective manager. This sentiment echoes the old saying: “The caravan proceeds at the speed of the slowest camel.”
A prime example of this is highlighted in a Reddit post by user u/kdpowpow, which gained over 15.6K upvotes and nearly 600 comments. The author, who spent three years in a well-known grocery store’s bakery/deli, recently shared their decision to resign from management to focus more on college. They recounted that the resignation announcement was made in early July, with their final working day scheduled for August 13.
As the story unfolds, it showcases the dynamics of the workplace, particularly the challenges posed by ineffective management. So keep scrolling down to read the complete story, and make sure to stay until the end—you won’t want to miss the insights shared along the way!
1. OP dropped the letter of resignation on 13th August to let the management know he is resigning so he could better focus on college
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2. Everything has to be perfect when an audit is going on
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3. Seems like a hectic job and a hectic routine for OP
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4. During the days of audit things can be stressful as you have to work your butt off
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5. The bakery is closed at 8 PM but after that, it requires 2 hours to clean it up.
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6. OP asked for permission to close early so he could take a lunch break and then work for 2 hours to close up the bakery
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7. Thank God she left otherwise, people like that don’t leave unless you have served them.
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8. Told you already, people like that don’t leave easily.
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9. And it’s totally alright for OP to be pissed because he just finished up cleaning the bakery
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10. Now OP is caught up in a situation
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11. Which exactly pissed him off even more
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12. “Stop being difficult” isn’t the response OP deserved to get
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13. And this was the breaking point for OP obviously, he had a lot to deal with lately. He had to burst up
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14. Clearly, OP made the right decision.
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15. While management is said to be the backbone of any business if the management sucks then the entire business sucks no matter how much you try hard to make it successful
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16. As soon as OP left others also decided to quit the job
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17. I am quite sure the manager would have been in a difficult situation
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18. They were absolutely horrible bosses
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19. Don’t worry you just made a descent decision
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