Boss tricks woman who sacrificed a lot for the company — so she leaves and takes 90% of the business
Dealing with difficult bosses is a challenge that many face at work. Some employees come up with creative ways to make their repressive bosses pay for their bad conduct. CallMeSwellington, a Reddit user, gained permission from his wife to share her experience with the r/ProRevenge forum. According to the post, the lady spent 15 years of her life building up a firm and making it profitable, while the owner took advantage of her efforts and made promises he didn't plan to follow. Furthermore, he showed a fundamental lack of regard for her efforts. When she discovered that her boss was exploiting her, she decided to take a stance and establish her own business, reports Bored Panda.
The man wrote in the post, "She and the owner grew the business on the contacts, expertise and presentation of my wife. To the extent that my wife's abilities and education were the main reason new business came through the door." He continued, "Over the years her scope of responsibility grew so that the owner was basically 75% absent and mostly unaware of day to day activity. As he got more and more removed from the business, he would make overtures that he would eventually retire and sell her the business." He further stated that his wife made several arrangements to buy the business but the man never followed through.
One day, his wife received a "contract that included a non-compete, non-disclosure agreement." He was trying to prevent her from leaving for another firm. Apart from that, she received a call from a competitor who said they were in the final stages of due diligence and they wanted to meet her. The owner was trying to sell the company and did not inform her. The woman decided to leave the company and start her own firm. The Reddit user wrote, "The new firm took basically 90% the business and seamlessly transitioned into the same company as it was before, but with a new owner. Even most of the office staff would come aboard." Her previous company closed down within a year.
CallMeSwellington said to Bored Panda, "It wasn’t a capricious act. She spent a long time before she realized she was going to have to start her own company." Despite the fact that the thread has over 11.5K upvotes, he admitted that they did not expect such a large audience. He believes that they got a lot of support as the story "resonated with other Redditors who may have experienced the same type of situation” or users who “knew of other people that had the same thing happen to them.” A user commented, "I'm glad she kept her cool, and major kudos to her for getting the transition over!" Another said, "She was an EXTREMELY highly valued asset to his wallet!"