With the exception of the request to speak about it from the managing partner, the firm has been remakably professional in their interface with my DW.

The other tax manager in the firm reached out to DW upon learning of DW's 2wk notice. That person was supportive, offered to give DW a strong reference, and told her that when she is ready to go back to work that she knows of  firm that pays well and does not push for more than 45hrs/wk.  DW was flored as this individual was one she expected to scream, yell, and cuss out my DW.

In short, sad to get the notice, surprised, and wants to talk about it Monday.

Reeks of a calm and sensitive kick off to gaslighting to me.

They have had years to do something to improve things. No effort made at all.  The young managing partner has been ostensibly running the firm for a year but the official announcement went out at the first of the year 2023.

No new CPAs hired, no new preparers hired who will stay longer than a year, they leave.

Finally!!

She was supposed to send it at 5PM but noticed a t

ypo so she re-printed it, signed, scanned it and sent it at 6:30.  I know because as my hand touched the door knob I heard her start sobbing uncontrollably.  I had to take a minute before I opened the door to get my head in the right place to just hold her and to tell her that it will all be Okay.

I have shared that my DW is in a toxic work environment.  She has been for several years. She will absolutely not do anything about it.

She is brilliant. A graduate degreed CPA. The job market for CPAs is wide open and HOT and even with doing nothing but clicking one field on her LinkedIn she has had 3 interviews and two job offers.

Yet... she continues to jeopardize her physical health, mental health, relationships, professional health, and happiness because 'Who is going to take care of my clients and keep the firm profitable if I leave?'