‘She made every day hell’: Young employee quits after a month, slams ‘toxic’ boss in viral WhatsApp message

A young employee’s impassioned farewell letter to her boss — after being out of her new job for nearly a month — has taken Reddit by storm, sparking a flurry of conversations about toxic workplaces in India.

Screenshots of the WhatsApp message were shared on Reddit under the title “One of the new joiners gave a harsh response to our toxic manager and then quit – what a drama!” Within hours, the post had gone viral, resonating with thousands who had faced similar experiences at work.

According to the Reddit user who shared the screenshots, the woman joined the company recently but was pushed to handle everything “without proper training.” The post claimed that she was constantly being blamed for mistakes she didn’t make and was berated in front of others. “She had had enough of her and she attacked the manager via call and then on the WhatsApp group,” the user wrote. “Later, when the founder found out, he also tried to accuse her, but after the drama she created, he didn’t even join syncup for several days.”

Her farewell letter began politely, but quickly turned into a harsh criticism of her manager’s behavior. “Hello everyone, I hope this message finds you at your best. I wish I could say the same for myself,” she wrote. “I only joined this company a month ago, but in these 30 days, I realized that I made one of the biggest mistakes of my life.”

What started as a farewell quickly became an unfiltered description of her experience. She accused her manager of constant humiliation and unrealistic expectations. “I want to thank and give a huge round of applause to my manager, manager, coach and motivator – she made sure to make every day hell for me. From my confidence plummeting to blaming me for mistakes that were not of my making, she was unstoppable,” the message read.

She claimed she was forced to repeat updates “several times a day — in meetings, in chat, and again in Jira,” adding that her manager “liked to give examples of everything except the actual answer.” Her tone intensified when she pointed out the lack of support and hypocrisy on the team, comparing her workdays to being sent on a “wild goose chase without directions.”

The former employee didn’t stop there. She accused her manager of delaying her salary despite her previous commitments. “Your favorite line is ‘Commitment se piche nahi ho sakte.’ What happened to your time commitment to my paycheck? You said the amount would be credited on the first day, but then blamed it on a banking error that didn’t exist,” she wrote. “After I did the audit, I composed a new story about the performance feedback. You can’t preach what you don’t practice.”

In her closing lines, she delivered a final blow: “I’m willing to accept that I may not be the right person. Maybe I made the wrong hire. But what about the rest? There’s no one left on the customer support team. The problem is not me or others. The problem is you. I wish you a successful future and I ask God to give you the strength to deal with this toxicity.”

The raw, unfiltered note struck a chord online. In the comments, users shared their own stories of burnout, micromanagement, and unreasonable bosses — some funny, others painfully relatable. “I’m a Gen Z person, I did something like this and they ruined my BGV and my sanity for another three months. That’s Indian work culture for you,” one user wrote.

Another shared a backstory about their exit. “At my last company, my manager contacted me with senior managers to discuss my probationary period. I asked them to check their emails before moving forward – my resignation letter had screenshots of 3am messages from my manager saying, ‘Why didn’t you respond to my text at 3am?’” The user wrote: “I packed my bag and left right after.”

Others described the woman’s courage as “therapeutic.” One comment read: “I’ve dealt with a toxic manager before but didn’t have the courage to say all this. Reading this… kaleje kothandak mil gayi. I’m so happy these new generation kids don’t take shit from anyone.”

Many praised her for speaking out, saying more employees need to call out unprofessional behavior rather than tolerate it in silence. “This is how we fix our work culture,” one Redditor wrote. “Raise your voice so others don’t have to face what you have. Companies pay you 10-20% of what they make from you – not the other way around.”