Manager gives loyalty speech after 4 employees quit in a month, staff look at each other without responding, then another resigns before the shift ends

It's very common for employees in an organization to exit for various reasons, but leaving can be done in three major ways: with or without creating a sense, and by giving a silent lesson. Some of the employees nowadays seem to be choosing the third option, especially when managers or supervisors are not ready to accept mistakes on their part. In one such viral Reddit post, a user shared that their manager was one of those who blamed workers for not being willing to work hard enough, which caused a cascade of employee resignations.

The story was shared on the Reddit’ r/OfficePolitics by a user who said four employees had quit in less than a month. Within a few hours, the post got 1.5k likes and hundreds of comments sharing similar stories in the timeline. According to the post, the team was already struggling with heavy workloads and a consistently understaffed schedule. Then another employee, identified as Ryan, handed in his resignation.

Manager tells employees they should be more loyal

The manager reportedly became angry after learning about Ryan's decision. He “slammed his office door” before calling the remaining employees together for what turned into a speech about work and loyalty.

According to the viral post, he said, “So Ryan quit too. Apparently, asking him to cover weekend shifts was too much for him because he has family obligations. He should get a babysitter like everyone else.”

He then told the employees that work was not supposed to be easy and thanked them for their hard work, saying they were “pretty much the only ones we can still rely on.”

Without responding instinctively, they looked at each other and returned to work. But the manager's speech did not have the effect he apparently wanted.

Another employee resigned before the shift ended

Before the work shift was over, another employee handed in their resignation, according to the post. That detail became the main talking point in the comments, with many Reddit users questioning whether the manager had completely misunderstood the situation.

One commenter shared a similar experience involving a 60-year-old manager earning 300k a year who told two younger employees with children and childcare problems that they should “just get a live in nanny.”

The commenter argued that managers sometimes focus on employee “loyalty” because high turnover can reflect badly on them. “The only reason he cares is because it’ll make him look bad.”

The commenter suggested that a manager may instead tell senior leadership that departing workers were simply “not the right fit for the team,” shifting attention away from understaffing or management decisions.

The post does not go further into detailing whether other employees also left or whether the manager's account was accurate. The timing is what raises a question of employee loyalty, as four employees reportedly quit in less than a month, another resigned after the manager's speech, and the team was already dealing with understaffing.