It’s been known to happen: sometimes you send a Slack message to your manager and you get no response. Or your boss cancels a meeting at the last minute without a reason. 

And you can’t help but wonder…are you about to get let go, or is your boss escaping to the woods to live a life of whimsy and wonder?

Take the quiz and find out!

Question 1: Is your boss acting more distant at meetings?

1. My boss has always been cold and distant, that’s just part of it.
2. Yes, they won’t look me in the eye.
3. No, we still get along and talk about our shared interests, like hiking and rough camping. 

Question 2: Does your boss still talk about your future together at the company?

1. We have never discussed future plans.
2. No, and our planning never goes past the current month.
3. Yes, they said we’re going to glamp at INBOUND this year.

Question 3: Are they getting mysterious calls during the workday?

1. No. My boss does not have a phone. 
2. Someone called “Recruiting Firm”, but that’s a common name.
3. No one, but they do get A LOT of texts from REI

Question 4: When you stalk your boss’ calendar, are they meeting with random strangers?

1. My boss keeps their meetings private so I never know what they’re doing
2. Yes, and when I look them up they’re in my field
3. No, but they have huge blocks of time saved called ‘It’s Woodsin’ Time’.

Question 5: When you hack into their private Google drive, do you see an updated version of your job description?

1. I would never hack into my boss’s private Drive. 
2. Yes, but it’s just to keep my role up-to-date.
3. No, but I do see pictures of bears. Like, a lot of bears.

Question 6: What did you find in their trash?

1. I would not go through my boss’s trash.
2. Cover letters from job applicants.
3. Very beautiful drawings of my boss wearing leaves and an antler crown with the Little Folks holding hands, dancing around them. It’s covered in dried tears. 

Results

If you answered:

Mostly 1s

You’re working in an old school company, where you can work until you retire or die, whichever comes first. Rest easy. 

Mostly 2s

Bad news, baby. You’re about to get fired. Time to get that resume updated. 

Mostly 3s

It’s time to let your boss go back to the woods where they belong. They’ve never been happy here, in the endless digital abyss you fall through together. They want meaning again, a connection to the world around them where they don’t harm; only heal.

You were never meant to be together forever, and why would you assume so? Why keep something wild in chains?

If you love them, it’s time to let them go.