revenge quitting: The damage to businesses is real

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Employee ‘revenge quitting’: The damage to businesses is real
By Lynne Curry | Alaska Workplace

On Adam’s last day, he recorded a TikTok video walking through his employer’s facility, pointing out every federal safety violation. The video amassed millions of views, prompting an investigation and hefty fines for the company.

Maggie managed her company’s social media accounts. After a heated argument with her boss, she changed all the account passwords and quit. The company’s online presence froze overnight and attempts to reset the accounts revealed Maria had tied them to her personal email.

After being berated by his manager too many times, Sam quit during a staff meeting. Before leaving, he sent out an email blast to the company’s most important clients, listing every unethical practice he had witnessed.

Heather worked in a small boutique firm. Her boss allowed her to take frequent personal days — even entire weeks off — to deal with family matters. When Heather decided to leave, she deleted the records showing she’d worked a part-time schedule for full-time pay and filed a lawsuit claiming she had worked excessive unpaid overtime. She used her lawsuit to pressure her former boss into letting her steal reams of proprietary material so she could set up a rival company.

Raj, an IT technician, hated his employer. On his last day, he deleted a series of crucial files, claiming they were no longer necessary. A week later, when the company scrambled to recover them, they discovered the backups were mysteriously corrupted.

Nancy handled payroll. On her last day, she “accidentally” deleted the master payroll file. Employees didn’t get paid on time. Nancy claimed it was an honest mistake, but her smirk during the exit interview told another story.

Revenge quitting — abrupt resignations paired with destructive behaviors — has become the latest workplace trend, and the damage is real. A 2024 survey of 2,300 employees reported that that nearly one in every six employees had witnessed a coworker deliberately deleting crucial employer data prior to quitting. One in 10 of those surveyed admitted to destroying files themselves before leaving.

Why the surge in revenge quitting? Experts point to a cocktail of rising workloads, difficult managers and unpopular return-to-office mandates. Many angry employees see revenge quitting as a tool for sending a message or “getting even”; some, like Heather, are opportunists.

Disengagement doesn’t happen in a day. Employees telegraph their dissatisfaction through missed deadlines, lack of collaboration and waning motivation. Leaders must tune in before frustrations explode. Employers need to stay tuned to what’s going on with their employees. As highlighted in Chapter 8 of my book “Managing for Accountability,” top executives need to step outside their leadership bubble and discover what they don’t hear or see when they live in the good-news cocoon that dilutes bad news.

Build trust and engagement.

Leadership starts with action. Employers need to rebuild trust with employees by keeping their word. When employers promise employees growth opportunities and professional development, they need to deliver.

Business owners and managers need to show they’re genuinely interested in their employees. They can do this by conducting skip-level meetings and stay interviews.


Plan for the worst.

No organization is immune to data sabotage, but many leave themselves vulnerable. Only 43% of companies have tools in place to ensure employee data is backed up. Employers must create redundant systems to protect critical information and prevent irreparable damage.

Act now.

The warning signs are clear if employers open their eyes. Gallup’s November 2024 poll of 20,000 U.S. employees reveals more than half — 51% — are actively looking for a new job, the highest figures since 2015. With a cooling job market and fewer opportunities to switch jobs, frustrations among employees are boiling over. Employers must act now — through trust, engagement and proactive security measures — or risk even greater losses.



 

Adam and Sam's actions are fine, the rest of em are wrong.
 

And what happens when your future potential employers catch wind?
Risk my life with safety hazards or drag my reputation down with unethical business practices I won't be quiet about it. If a future employer has a issue with me speaking up about those types of things then they likely have similar practices and I do not wish to work with them either.
 

Not a simple issue. If a few of those employers sued the hell out of their former employees for slander, most of that kind of stuff would stop.

And yes, there are some bad employers that likely deserve a raking over the coals for unsafe working conditions, etc., but do it through the proper channels. Sliming a former employer on social media is nothing more than a public temper tantrum trying to justify your reason for quitting.

"Company Loyalty" is, 99% of the time, a one-way street...you to the company, Still,
burning bridges is not wise.

Life is not fair - get over it.

JMHO
 

WOW seems like some one got even or better. If it's true courts will handle it . If the employee is lying then jail or prison time is needed
 

DEI hires?
 

Most of these and a great many other problems we are seeing today is caused by the liberal pushed ideology of no one should ever be held accountable for their actions or face consequences.
 

Last shop I worked in was the boss, me and another guy who was into IT.
The boss decided to sell. For the handover the new guys wanted stuff their way and other things that had to be changed on the operating and business system.
So naturally they get the other guy working there who is into computers to do it all. The slime, other guy, when we were working there and the boss was out starts bragging to his mate how he's gonna milk it for all its worth and pretend the job will take 3 to 4 weeks to set it all up. But that its really actually easy and he could do it all using just a usb stick in one afternoon. Laughing his head off how he's gonna make a few grand out of a simple setup. I was there in person listening to him hatching his plan.
I thought, nah I gotta tell the boss. So I did, he laughed at me, accused me of being sour grapes because the others were going to keep slimeball on and told me to F off. Also laughing that im not getting some money he owed me, $2000.
Not only did slime stretch it out to 4 weeks claiming there was problems he had to fix but down the track he even set up a robbery of the new owners.
Sour grapes my foot, I was glad to get out and couldn't wait to finish. My only regret was I didn't leave sooner. Sometimes the boss gets what they payed for and what they deserve 😉
 

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