Well, not quite but...
I quit my job in July 2010 but until today (January 2011) i told my ex-boss (the Studio manager) the "real" reason for quitting:

I told him that my ex-project-manager was a total prick! (he was always right, every mistake was my fault, he used to yell at me "what the f*** do you do all day long?", etc, etc) and the other reason, i was so underpaid (18K/yr EUR with mid-senior tasks responsibilities, headaches, stress, etc, etc)

So, I don't know whether it was right, but I couldn't hold this anymore... there were times when i wanted to leave and put the whole office on fire. By that time, I quit, silently, but today, after a "happy new year" greeting i slipped away the comment.

That's perfectly fine. Last time I quit I told the manager that the job they gave me was totally non-challenging and that the team spirit was "at its best" completely demoralizing without considering the treatment the software engineers gave to the programmers. That if they had another position somewhere else I'd be glad to take it, otherwise I'd have to quit. They gave me another position in another company, and after a week, I quit.

Quote: Original post by VerMan
So, I don't know whether it was right, but I couldn't hold this anymore...

I dunno, six months after the fact? But whatever makes you feel better. [smile]

How about telling them they suck WHILE working there? There would be some chance to change some things. Or get yourself kicked out of the job. Okay, it's hard to find a job in the IT industry.

And okay, I'm an idiot, I would tell them I think. As I told them when they asked why I wasn't progressing with the task fast enough, that why hadn't they given a fuck about the stuff for 1.5 years and why they were fucking me, even if I got things done in a month (I had been there only for a month then). Fuck, I'm John Rambo [grin]

Okay, I spoke diplomatically

Big mistake. Never burn bridges. Every time I have I regretted it, even if I was right. It doesn't get you anything, and can only hurt you. You want good references in general.

Quote: Original post by ibebrett
Big mistake. Never burn bridges. Every time I have I regretted it, even if I was right. It doesn't get you anything, and can only hurt you. You want good references in general.

Yeah, +1 here.

As much as I'd love to do the same thing... I'd love to tell certain people at my work that they SUCK, I most definitely won't because they could turn out to be great references later on down the line.

Normally I'm all for speaking your mind but when it comes to the career, I bite my tongue.

While it sounds like it is good you are rid of that place, you probably could have said it a bit easier. I would doubt you would get a good reference from anybody that works there now. Its generally not worth burning bridges over a few minutes of feeling good about yourself. What happens a few years down the road and you are working with the boss or even the project manager again at a different job? That won't be a very productive work environment for you.

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Quote: Original post by ibebrett
Big mistake. Never burn bridges. Every time I have I regretted it, even if I was right. It doesn't get you anything, and can only hurt you. You want good references in general.

Yeah, +1 here.

As much as I'd love to do the same thing... I'd love to tell certain people at my work that they SUCK, I most definitely won't because they could turn out to be great references later on down the line.

Normally I'm all for speaking your mind but when it comes to the career, I bite my tongue.

Again, QFT.

If you have problems working with people there are appropriate ways to bring it up. If it affects the ability of employees to do their work then your boss, or their boss, or even their boss, would want to know.

Industries are small. You will almost certainly eventually work with your ex-coworkers in the future. It is much better that they remember you as a hard worker or brilliant tinkerer. Even if they remember you as someone who tried to get things changed for the better, it is okay. If their last memory is that you exploded and caused problems it can hurt your career.

What's done is done, so live with the consequences. I strongly recommend against the blazing fireball approach unless you are completely leaving the industry forever.

I don't think he actually told'em "you suck". If he was a productive employee and his reasons to leave were understandable I don't think that could be considered "burning bridges". In my case the manager told me: -If you're not rich, you gotta work and accept everything. - To which I replied: - While I'm not rich yet, I'm afraid I'll have to quit.

Quote: Original post by VerMan
(18K/yr EUR with mid-senior tasks responsibilities, headaches, stress, etc, etc)

dude that's close to minimum wage. That's pretty weak :-/