I quit my job because of a toxic boss and didn’t have an exit interview. Mgmt didn’t take the team’s concerns seriously the past 2 years. I didn’t do a good job of documenting all the verbal abuse. 4 people have left. The rest of the team is wanting to move or quit because of this. I want to write an email to thank the managers above my boss for the opportunity I had. In my email, how can I say this professionally or if I even should mention my toxic boss actions to the managers above her?

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I just left a similar situation. Unfortunately when my boss’s boss tried to get me to stay and even offered to move me out from under my boss, I declined and decided to move on. It’s clear my boss is the problem but she is also the one pulling all the weight on behalf of her large team (because she doesn’t trust her team to do their job). So I knew by staying even if I get moved out from under her, I would still be taking the chance she can get her revenge on me since I left her. It’s also a small world in my line of work so I could cross paths with her again in the future- never know right. So I had to just tell some lies and tell her boss’s boss that she is not the reason I’m leaving. Altho she certainly was! It was such a toxic place I didn’t trust anything I said to be confidential so I didn’t waste my breath letting them know the real reason for leaving.

It’s been several months since I left and the team still checks in with me. Just this week I heard from a few of them. Nothing has changed. Same ol shit going on over there. I rest my case. Voicing my concerns or the red flags I saw wouldn’t have done any good.

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I’m sorry to hear about the terrible work conditions. So disheartening to see the lack of support from your leaders. And it’s totally understandable to have been focused on doing your job. I have an email template that can help with this. Can I DM or email it to you?

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Just thank them and move on. You don’t want to sound or be labeled a disgruntled employee.

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