When Pratishtha Gupta decided to quit her role as a content marketing strategist at a Lucknow-based firm, she minced no words in her resignation letter.
On the contrary, her letter unleashed months of pent-up frustration with her toxic workplace culture and low salary.
A woman is going viral for her brutally honest resignation letter (Instagram/@pratsgoez)The 21-year-old professional shared a screenshot of the letter on Instagram, where it is going steadily viral for its brutal honesty.
She said one company was an IT solutions/software development agency run by a man, while the other was a media and marketing agency run by his wife.
‘Daily tasks vs bank account’: Resignation letter goes viral In her resignation letter dated March 9, Pratishtha laid out this and other issues she had with the firm.
When Pratishtha Gupta decided to quit her role as a content marketing strategist at a Lucknow-based firm, she minced no words in her resignation letter. On the contrary, her letter unleashed months of pent-up frustration with her toxic workplace culture and low salary. A woman is going viral for her brutally honest resignation letter (Instagram/@pratsgoez)
The 21-year-old professional shared a screenshot of the letter on Instagram, where it is going steadily viral for its brutal honesty.
In her resignation email, Pratishtha announced her immediate exit while pointing out all the ways in which she did more work than she was paid for.
The toxic workplace Over a telephone call with Hindustantimes.com, the Gen Z employee explained that she worked at two interconnected firms operating out of the same residential property in Lucknow. She said one company was an IT solutions/software development agency run by a man, while the other was a media and marketing agency run by his wife.
Pratishtha said that she worked first with the wife’s media agency as an intern for 6 months. Later, she worked with the husband’s IT/software firm for around 8 months. She repeatedly described the work environment as “toxic” and “unprofessional”.
The Lucknow-based professional claimed the wife lacked knowledge of marketing and design work and often criticised her behind her back. “She particularly hated me for being Gen Z,” Pratishtha claimed.
She also alleged the design tests and work quality coming from management were poor, that expectations from interns were unrealistic, and the pay was low.
‘Daily tasks vs bank account’: Resignation letter goes viral In her resignation letter dated March 9, Pratishtha laid out this and other issues she had with the firm.
“I’m hitting you with this email to announce my departure officially. My last day is today, March 9th, 2026. Consider this my final log-out,” she wrote. “To be Fr (for real), the math has stopped mathing, the vibes have rancidified, and the ROI on my sanity is in the negatives.”
“I took a look at my daily tasks vs. my bank account and realized I’m out here playing a 5-man battle royale as a solo traveller.”
She went on to sarcastically list the many roles she allegedly handled at the company despite modest pay.
