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Going out in style? | Worker quits job with company-wide email resignation after boss berated her in reply-all thread

Worker quits job with company-wide email resignation after boss berated her in reply-all thread

There’s no doubt that many departing employees have felt like going out in a blaze of glory - unloading months or years of built-up emotions during their final days or even in their exit interview.

But when the time comes to leave, many decide against this course of action, a move perhaps borne out of fear of burning bridges.

However, some employees, like Jules Norton, hold their nerve and make their true feelings known. 

In a post on TikTok, Norton,  a project coordinator in the construction sector, revealed how she quit her job by sending a company-wide email containing her resignation letter, after her boss had previously berated her over a small mistake by also penning an email and CCing the entire company.

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