'Since I left, profits are down 44.7%': Irreplaceable retail employee gets written up for going above and beyond; retaliates by doing only the bare minimum, watching the store descend into chaos

Retail is a soul sucking industry that sends even the most level-headed employees into madness. After months, years, or decades in the same sales department, many retail workers grow apathetic; dealing with Karens, bad management, and a looping music playlist can do that to a person.  Although, every now and then, a retail store is blessed with an overachiever, a real workaholic who would rather use their time on the clock beautifying their department, restocking shelves, and doing their best. Unfortunately, more often than not, this hardworking mentality gets crushed out of them, as managers will do anything to nitpick their fellowship and force them into cookie-cutter shapes that say, "How may I help you?" at least a thousand times a day.

However, there's something oddly satisfying as a retail worker when you learn exactly how irreplaceable you are in your department. For u/Kodeake, this satisfaction was enough to push him out of the department for good, saving him a lifetime of disappointments and unrequited efforts. As an exemplary employee, OP was determined to make his sales department as amazing as possible, going above and beyond his job description. Although after he was written up for 'not doing his job', he decided it was time to show management exactly what his job description looked like. 

Scroll for this satisfying story of under-achievement for the sake of making a point. After this, check out another spicy workplace tale of an overachieving employee who was offered a pathetic raise, deciding to take his boss's advice and leave the company if he was expecting more moolah.