Imagine you’re working as a data analyst for a financial firm, and everything seems to be going well: you’re hitting targets and beating deadlines, and you’re being acknowledged for your hard work and commitment… until you get assigned to a new line manager who misappropriates your work and sabotages your presentations! What do you do? For one clever employee, payback was the answer. This is the story of how one online user took matters into her own hands and had a boisterous last laugh.
She’s Made to Look Bad by New Manager
OP’s new manager would go through her presentation slides before each meeting to approve them, then switch directions in the actual meeting in front of the board of directors and ask purposefully challenging questions in these meetings, making her look bad.
He’s Stealing Her Work & Getting the Credit
However, when OP discovered that her manager was taking her presentation and delivering it himself privately to take credit.
She Decides to Get Even
She decided to take matters into her own hands.
There’s a Baby Kangaroo
For the next meeting, OP included random, unrelated slides in the PowerPoint presentation, which her manager overlooked during their rehearsal meeting. During the actual conference, the board was surprised to see a picture of a baby kangaroo in the middle of the projected Q3 earnings.
A Bare Chest
Followed by a regional analysis of the bare chest of Tom Brady.
The Final Picture Is His Downfall
The final slide was a bikini pic of the CEO’s daughter taken from her Instagram, which led to the manager’s downfall.
He’s Demoted
The board transferred him to a more junior position.
She Promoted
While the poster was promoted to his vacated role.
Online Users Respond
The comments in the thread were filled with stories of bosses who take credit for their employees’ work and how it can lead to negative consequences. One commenter shared how their former boss tried to humiliate them in front of the board and the CEO and how that backfired quickly!
You Tell Us the Answer
“SO many managers do this! My former boss tried to ask a pointed question when I presented to the finance committee of the board, and the CEO quickly intervened and said, ‘Shouldn’t you know the answer to that question? It is your division…why don’t you tell the committee the answer’.”
He Took the Credit
Another commenter talked about a boss who took credit for everything their team did and never gave credit, which caused employee resentment.
“There used to be someone at a former job who took credit for everything his team did and never gave credit. I wasn’t on his team, but I knew what was going on, and I hated him for it.”
She Spoke Up
“I forgot he did become my boss for a short stint. I made sure to be in every meeting where he would present my stuff, and when he started to take credit, I’d speak up about what I did.”
I Praise My Staff
“As a manager now, I love praising the efforts of my team and how awesome they are. They did the work; they got the credit. Where are my accolades? On running an incredible team, ensuring everything runs smoothly / guiding people on projects. I don’t need to act like I’m carrying the team; that’s not my role.”
They Eventually Get Caught
The lesson here is clear: managers who take credit for their employees’ work will inevitably be caught and suffer the consequences.
“On the flip side, 90% of most jobs aren’t making yourself look good; it’s making your manager look good.”
Managers Need to Pass on the Credit
This requires a manager who’ll pass on the credit to you for the actual work, but ideally, you want your manager’s job to be as little as possible beyond acting as a middleman between you and the rest of the business – protecting you from deception while presenting your work back. Sadly, this kind of symbiosis is extremely rare, but when it works, it’s beautiful.
It’s a Cautionary Tale
OP’s petty revenge story is a cautionary tale for anyone who thinks they can get away with taking credit for someone else’s work.
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She Demands Her Brother Share His Daughter’s Inheritance With Her Stepdaughter – Who Wasn’t Bequeathed Anything!
When it comes to family dynamics, few things can stir up emotions, quite like inheritance disputes. A contentious situation has emerged in an unfolding saga that tests the bonds of blood and challenges the concept of fairness. At the center of this narrative stands a sister who adamantly demands her brother to share his daughter’s inheritance with her stepdaughter, who, to her dismay, was not bequeathed anything. She Demands Her Brother Share His Daughter’s Inheritance With Her Stepdaughter – Who Wasn’t Bequeathed Anything!
HE ISSUES AN ULTIMATUM: IN-LAWS MUST VACATE OR HIS DAUGHTER’S DOOR REMAINS LOCKED IN A HEART-WRENCHING POWER STRUGGLE
OP’s brother-in-law, Sammy, moved in with his twin daughters, Olivia and Sloane, after losing his home due to a divorce. OP’s daughter, Zoey, is 16 years old and gets along fine with her cousins, but they do not respect her privacy.