Employee mistakenly tells boss where he was poached, boss attempts sabotage: 'He tried to ruin my chances'

Always be careful what you tell your soon-to-be former employer before you get out. Otherwise, they might make things harder for you, as this boss did. Sure, this might be a cynical take. In an ideal world, your boss will understand your desire to move on to a different opportunity, but if your manager is among the many selfish employers in the workforce, then leaving might not be so easy.

This Redditor was not even necessarily looking for better work until he was poached by a different company and offered a far better salary. He scheduled a meeting with his current boss to discuss the offer and to see if his current employer could potentially match it. Not only did their boss choose not to match the offer, but also upon hearing the name of the new company, he tried to ruin his current employee's chances there in order to keep him for himself.

Keep scrolling below for the full play-by-play. When you're done, feel free to take a look at this post about an employee who got in trouble for expensing just $1.02 above the daily limit.