kingrat

I once worked for a company that was sort of prejudiced. Management considered their Quality Assurance department to be less than them, to the point where folks in the department were not even allowed to get up for coffee or bathroom breaks unless they could do it during their 15 minute scheduled break. I was part of that QA department and kept coming up with all these great money making ideas for the company. When management refused them all, I pulled together all kinds of data from other departments and used it to put together hard core proof of how much money they would make every month (if they implemented my ideas) and gave the reports to the owner of the company. The bosses did not appreciate this (since they had passed on my ideas) and tried to pressure me into quitting. I fought back, refusing to quit, and I guess they were afraid to fire me without cause.

Here's the best part, they finally offered me 3 months salary to leave quietly. I took the money, found a new job in two days, and used some of that extra 3 months hush money to take a backpacking trip through Europe. Severance money is a damn good reason to resign, as apposed to waiting to be let go.