My boss made me stay late to train my replacement—she earns $85K, I make $55K for the same role. HR said, “She negotiated better.”
So I agreed to help—but only within my official job description. I split all my work into two stacks: required tasks and everything I’d been doing voluntarily for years. The second pile was huge.
During training, I stuck to basics and referred anything extra to management. It quickly became clear I’d been doing double the job unpaid. My replacement realized the role was far bigger than advertised, and my boss started panicking.
On the final day, I resigned—professionally and immediately.