Employee has the perfect response when boss puts her on performance review during her cancer treatment

While many career advisors promote the significance of work-life balance, some bosses continue to give a hard time to their employees. The internet has many instances of insensitive bosses caring the least for the employee's wellbeing. One such horrible experience was shared on Reddit by an employee, u/Louloubelle1978, who works for a recruitment firm. The recruiter was put on performance review for not contributing to business while she was going through cancer treatment. Greatly offended by her boss' inhumanity, the woman decided to get back at him in an epic retaliation.

A few years ago, the woman was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and had to take some time off from work. During her treatments, she felt that the organization she worked for was supportive. As a gratitude for their support, she continued working even during the three months she was on unpaid leave recovering from a major surgery. Those tough times didn't stop her from giving her best performance and making several "high-profile placements" on behalf of her company. "The pipeline I had generated was worth $200k in a single month, which was the highest ever in the 10-year history of the company," she mentioned. When she was excited to be appreciated for her efforts on the day she returned to work, her director had shocking news.

"He said he was happy that I was healthy. However, he had to put me on performance review for missing a critical time in the business and for not hitting my targets," she explained. When the cancer survivor tried to explain that she was on unpaid time off for her cancer treatment, the boss didn't budge because he wanted to be fair to the other workers. Though she half-heartedly agreed, she quietly began invoicing the placements she made for the company when she was on her unpaid time off. During the monthly meeting, she put forward her pipeline valued up to $161K, leaving the director jaw-dropped. The recruiter then patiently waited for her commissions to arrive while simultaneously, accepting a job offer from one of her internal clients. 

Just when the director sheepishly informed the recruiter about taking her out of performance review, she broke the news. "I told him thanks, but I was giving him my notice. I said that having gone through the stress of what I had to go through really made me think about what was important at the end of the day," she said. Despite being offered raises and promotions, she chose not to work under a toxic boss. In a much more iconic move, the woman also got to refuse her former company's candidates when she started her new job as an internal recruiter in her client's firm. She rid her previous employer of their biggest client and didn't care much to foster a relationship with them. The Director tried to make things right by giving her a LinkedIn endorsement, but nothing worked.

People rallied around in support of the recruitment worker. "Well, first of all, congrats on beating cancer! Secondly, they learned a lesson. Wishing you continued peace and happiness," said u/heathenpunk. "Glad you got away. More glad that you made it through your treatment. Congratulations! Way to show them," lauded u/Reasonable_Star_959. "All I could think was that this workplace was so toxic and unproductive that even with cancer, you did better working from home than anyone in the office," added u/Nyxsis.