I am sure everyone who has faced horrible boss in their life, would be able to relate to this answer. So here it goes. Forgive me for little longer answer but need to explain first who and how some one was mean to me.

The experience is about one of my past companies where I have worked for around 1 years and 7 months.

I joined the company as Executive Regulatory Affairs reporting to head of department and was quite excited about my role there.

I started working there with high commitment and enthusiasm. I also identified some of the scope of improvements in existing processes. I also identified ways to get things done quickly and more efficiently.

Despite of my good performance and results, I did not get good rating and pay hike because my boss was mean and he was influenced by another mean senior colleague against me.

It did not end there, after few days I was transferred to another department stating, I had better capabilities to work in that department. Just to compare my former department with new department, it was like moving from ocean to small pond in terms of responsibilities and knowledge. It was basically a support function to Regulatory affairs (my original department).

Now both of them tortured me to the extent that they would push me always for timelines and ask me to stretch my capacity just to harass me. I was completely frustrated but did not want to hurry up my decision of leaving this company to land in similar company.

One fine day before lunch time around 11:00 am I got a call from my boss asking me some documents to be completed by end of week. I asked him when are you actually going to use these documents because I know the submission timelines. He was furious and just told that is none of your business just give me by the time I said. If you can not give me, you can not take the leaves you have requested for your sister’s marriage. And he just put his receiver with bang.

That was height of my frustration and I just wanted to resign from the job immediately. But I could not afford to leave my job being sole earner in my family.

Just to make me little comfortable, my colleague took me for lunch outside but I was in no mood to eat also. Somehow I finished the lunch with ocean of thoughts going in my mind. Suddenly I got a call from one of the best companies in India where I had appeared for interview few months back. Recruiter just asked me if I am still open, I said very much and he sent me offer letter in 10 minutes.

I just went to office, read the offer letter, typed by resignation letter and stormed into my boss’s office with resignation letter. I just threw my resignation letter to him and blasted him like anything.

He thought I am resigning without any job, I just said that is none of your business and why are you showing care now?

He also told don’t take hasty decision just go home for 1 week and come back after your sister’s marriage and comeback and I am counting on you 90% to say that you would change your decision and stay here.

I said, I will surely go for 1 week leave for my sister’s marriage and keep in mind that 200% I am not staying here anymore because you don’t deserve people like me and I stormed out of his cabin banging the door!