Work: Today, I received a company-wide email from my boss, praising...

By ev_lyn_aw - 28/02/2017 02:00

Today, I received a company-wide email from my boss, praising a coworker's extra effort at improving our line of business. The coworker's efforts were a direct copy-and-paste of a plan I put together three months ago. No one cared when I gave the presentation. FML

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By Anonymous - 18/11/2023 08:00 - France - Paris

Today, I was fired because of a "poorly executed" task. My boss claims that I just copypasted an existing document in a new file; I was instructed exactly to take the document and move its content to a new table without changing anything. It was discussed beforehand, but looks like his own messages are not a proof. FML

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Today, I finished a very important but annoying presentation that took four hours to complete. Only after writing a paragraph to explain the presentation and sending it to my boss did I realize that I saved the document as "Shit I have to do to get a promotion." FML

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Today, my boss made me type up my own written warning, where I had to trash myself and describe my own "shocking incompetence". All the department heads are going to receive a copy of this. FML

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Hippo_Holiday 19

Tuesday 28 February 2017 3:03

Yes it is very wrong, that coworker took credit for your work. However, it might be better to play it safe and slowly build up your argument evidence, or you can show your work and get a few witnesses, then confront the boss! (figuratively and literally)

Seeya55 31

Tuesday 28 February 2017 2:48

I agree with Richard above. Or maybe write that co-worker, telling them that you have all your original documents showing that plan and that he should probably bring up with the boss it was yours to begin with. You can then go to the boss and say that your information was plagiarized from that coworker. Keep it civil, keep it professional, as you just want to continue improving the company with useful ideas like that one!

Comments

Jacobus_G 3

Tuesday 28 February 2017 23:45

I'll bet it was a male co-worker and your boss is a male.

Talis99 26

Thursday 2 March 2017 8:20

Jacobus, sexism to counter sexism doesn't exactly work.

ev_lyn_aw 13

Wednesday 3 May 2017 6:20

Indeed it was.

rhiannonleesarah 14

Wednesday 1 March 2017 3:24

Personally I would have replied and said "It's funny how it is now interesting when no one was interested when I presented x amount of time ago" But it's probably better to not make waves and talk to your coworker and boss one on one