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I would never badmouth a manager on my way out the door. There's no point to it and anyone I am talking to may or may not be a sympathetic ear; in any case, if they're still there, they still need to work with that individual and it's really no longer my business.

"Dream Opportunity" or "Better Pay" are easy explanations that nobody will question. Best just to leave it at that.

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Haha exactly. Of course the leaver is getting more pay, you'd have had to seriously mess up for them to leave for less pay.

They're not likely to burn bridges on the way out though so that's all you hear. No point complaining when you're done

I’ve never known a toxic manager who people didn’t know was toxic. Me repeating that will have no influence, so why bother?

1. They don't know it themselves and you'd just make an enemy for nothing.

2. Not everyone knows it, otherwise they wouldn't have a job. Or they're being accepted for other reasons. In both cases, you're pissing someone off, probably higher up.

The ego boost is not worth it.

Fat people doesn't like you when you call them fat. It is the same. People are emotionally influenced by things you say even if nothing of it is new to them.

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