Exit story · Fintech
Update: They Hired Two People To Replace Me. Then Posted About "Efficiency".
QuietQuitter_Marcus·Quiet Quitter Pro
Ex-HyperScale FinCorp·Backend Engineer II·Payments Infra·3 years, 1 month·New York, NY
· Left in 2026
6.0
Toxicity
The LinkedIn Spin
Thrilled to share we've doubled down on operational efficiency this quarter — lean teams, big impact! #leadership
The Unfiltered Truth
Two backfills, one of them senior to what I was. The exec who told me "everyone wears multiple hats" posted a LinkedIn thread about operational efficiency the same week. I did not comment. I'm posting here instead.
Exhibit A · Manager Receipt
“"Backfill req approved: 2 headcount (1 Senior). Do not reference departed IC in the posting." — Hiring ticket, forwarded by a friend”
Red flags
- #No Backfill
- #Executive Hypocrisy
Reality check
Work-life balance
2/5
Management sanity
3/5
Compensation reality
2/5
Gaslighting frequency
3/5