People who have seen nice people finally snap. What happened? I once worked with this woman, Mary, who was the sweetest, most easy-going person. She was always friendly, always said "hi" in the break room, and had this vibe that made people like her instantly. She’d been at the company for 15 years and worked in finance, handling special projects. She’d always talk about retiring soon, saying she was almost done with the grind. Then her boss started pressuring her to speed up the annual budget report, which was already massive and time-consuming. Mary told him it would take a couple of weeks to finish, as usual. But her boss said it had to be done in one week for the higher-ups. Mary refused, saying it wasn’t possible. The next thing she knew, her boss sent an email to Mary, and forwarded it to all the assistant managers and coworkers, calling her out for being lazy and making the department look bad. That was it. Mary had had enough. She said she didn’t appreciate what he said, put in her notice, and retired at the end of the week. Her boss was left scrambling because Mary was the only one who knew how to handle the budget in time. The department was stuck for weeks, trying to pick up the pieces. The whole thing backfired, and it was clear that Mary was the backbone of that department. #shorts #short #redditstories