Micromanaging boss kept 'forgetting' promises he made to the employees, until one showed up with receipts

When it comes to dealing with toxic and micromanaging superiors, you need to proceed with shrewdness. Them having the upper hand is one of the most challenging and risky realities and unfortunately, employees suffer in the bargain. A user on Reddit shared his experience with such a brutal manager and how he took care of things. In a since-removed post on the r/NuclearRevenge forum, he noted how he went through a lot of frustrating work days due to his manager before he was able to turn the tables in an iconically brilliant way. 

The employee noted that everything was going well with his job initially, and working with his manager, Nick, had seemed quite okay. At the time, he also had a superior — a woman who was an “enthusiastic and knowledgeable" employee and knew her job well. To his surprise, she one day stopped coming to work, and there was no clarity given on her disappearance. After this, things quickly descended into a downward spiral. Things suddenly got weird at work, and the man noticed distressing alarms everywhere. “Nick started initiating those weird meetings on unpaid time; he was micromanaging,” he noted.

It wasn’t long before the man realized that his manager was trying to sabotage him. “He started to ‘forget’ about the agreements he made with me,” he recalled. Sharing an instance, he mentioned how his manager had agreed to a flexible lunch, but when the employee actually took one, he claimed he was “breaking the schedule.” The manager started getting more disrespectful, accusing the man of “ditching the job and breaking rules.” He crossed all limits when he started threatening the employee with termination for his behavior, and that’s when he decided to take a stand. 

According to HR Dive, 3 out of 4 workers noted that a micromanager is looked at as a red flag in the workplace. 46% reported that they would gladly quit if they found themselves dealing with a micromanager. Data from the Harris Poll revealed that 51% of American employers display toxic behaviors like holding unrealistic expectations. 49% superiors micromanage their employees, and 48% are credit-stealers. If employees stay silent, these numbers will just keep rising. Fortunately, the man knew better. Since his company was a small one and had no HR department, the man brought up the issue with his colleagues. “I went to my ex-supervisor, the guy who used to be the head of my latest team. He agreed to vouch for me with both his and Nick's supervisor,” the post read.

He also spoke to another former supervisor, who was still working in the company under a different role. He collected enough evidence to ensure his accusations were not empty. In the meantime, Nick completely crossed the line and started harassing the employee. He had no choice but to block him and shrewdly used his texts as more evidence to support his case. “Turns out, this wasn't the first time he harassed someone. And my mentor? It was he who made her quit, too. She told me she had decided that the job wasn't worth the fight,” the post revealed. With an incredible case in hand, the win was clearly his, but in an ironic way. The boss, who was trying to fire the employee unjustly, was immediately demoted to a point where he had no option but to quit. The humiliation and irony completely bowled him over and became a lifelong lesson. 

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