To anyone who ever had a toxic manager or one that was mean to you.

I guess I am posting this because of how I feel right now. I had a rough day at work which wasn't even related to management as it was the role itself. It's like one of those days that beats you down to where you have to take a long nap after it. This is a topic I want to talk more about and some of this may even seem somewhat like common sense.

Anyways, so a bit about me. When I first started working in the SaaS world out of college, I had the misfortune of having a toxic manager that hated me and did all sorts of manipulative things to make my life miserable. I quit without another job lined up. Not long after, I went and worked at a new place where initially, things seemed great but a bit of stress caused my young manager to become toxic and play favorites. It became too much so I quit that job and the same manager sent me passive aggressive texts while also saying how he would fight me (if he ever did, it would not end well for him).

If you have even remotely been through the same crap, I think you can relate. Sometimes you feel that anger towards them when you have an off day. Maybe you think of a way you can get even or ruin them.

Well, living happy might be a good revenge, but success is even better.

I went to a new role where I got promoted from SDR to AE. So far, I have enjoyed a good bit of success in the AE role. I have had two managers who recently managed me not only leave LinkedIn recommendations but told me that they will be lifelong references. While both of my former managers have job hopped and even had multiple reps quit on them, I have a decent tenure at my current place.

Outside of work, well I found that one of my former managers has had a few women come forth with certain accusations towards him and the other is now going through a divorce. Yeah, I still keep in touch with some old coworkers.

Whenever you feel that anger of what they put you through, focus it on your current job and give your current manager your best. Chances are, your old manager might have hated you because they felt threatened. Be happy and become successful. Once you have become successful enough, make sure to view their LinkedIn profile (and have visibility on so they know you viewed it). You'll ruin their day ;)