There should be a different category for the kind of frustration that comes when your warnings are disregarded and then someone has the audacity to point a finger at you.
You know that feeling when you're riding shotgun and spot an obvious hazard ahead, but the driver's too busy feeling singing along to his obscure music choices to listen? Well, buckle up for a grand prix of corporate cruise control gone wrong, where warnings bounce off the windshield like bugs, and the driver of this particular racecar treats speed bumps like they're just suggestions.
Many of us have been there - finding a potential issue, carefully documenting, sending detailed warnings, and watching helplessly as management steps on the gas, ignoring every red flag.
So there you are, strapped into your corporate vehicle, watching your boss treat business decisions like they're playing Mario Kart. You've spotted what's clearly a massive speed bump - the kind that makes small cars lose their mufflers - but the driver's acting like he's got diplomatic immunity from the laws of physics.
You drive along watching this obstacle get bigger in the windshield, trying to get boss's attention with increasingly urgent "um, sir?" moments While their foot is firmly planted on the gas.
Then boom! The speed bump sends everything flying. Coffee spills everywhere, quarterly projections scatter across the back seat, and immediately the driver's pointing at you like you personally installed the speed bump overnight.
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That's exactly what happened here. An engineer spots a serious problem, and does everything right - documentation, emails, detailed reports - the works. Five months pass, and surprise! The exact predicted disaster strikes, with a major client canceling their order. But instead of owning up to ignoring multiple warnings, the company president decides to rewrite history and pin the blame squarely on the person who tried to prevent it.
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Our engineer, armed with multiple technical skills and years of experience handling complex projects, decided to go for a test drive and, spoiler alert: turns out, they've been seriously underpaid. $30k kind of seriously if you don’t mind, and that was the reality break-check where they drew the line.
Now, sitting on a goldmine of documented warnings, a stack of job opportunities, and judging by the comments on their story–various retaliation options that go from passive-aggressive cruise to full-throttle sinister for their departure.
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