Whenever she asked how I handled escalations, crashes, supply chain issues, or vendor disputes, I gave the same calm reply:
“You’ll need to check with management. I wasn’t officially assigned those tasks.”
Each time, my boss’s jaw tightened. The work he had ignored was now flooding back onto his plate.
The Illusion Cracks
By day two, my replacement understood: she wasn’t replacing one employee—she was replacing two, maybe three. She wasn’t angry; she thanked me for being honest. She had been sold a fantasy: a streamlined role with clear boundaries and a generous salary. No one told her the job had been held together by unrecognized overtime and fear of disappointing leadership.Continue reading…
