Stolen valor

By Anonymous - 18/09/2009 11:08 - Iraq

Today, I was at work, finishing a presentation for my boss. Five minutes after I presented it to him, his boss walked in and asked for the same presentation I had just given. My boss presented it. His boss then turned to me and asked me, "What use are you around here?" FML
I agree, your life sucks 43 756
You deserved it 2 881

Same thing different taste

Top comments

tyhillman 0

Either take more initiative and take your presentation to the highest level or maybe change companies. It sounds like you're in a dead-end job.

noshitsherlock 0

YOU DESERVE IT for not speaking up. How hard is it to say, "Actually, I did it." If you're passive and just stand there, YOU DESERVE IT!

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sofad15 0

I would talk to your boss's boss personally later, and said something like - I just wanted to clarify my participation in the project... and tell what you did. That way you are not telling it in front of your boss, and the boss's boss know what you did.

amatayo 0

People are stupid! Yeah why not show up your boss because I'm sure he would not fire you. Hahaha losing your job because you still don't understand office politics. Just do great and work hard you will have his job soon enough because even if he takes some of your credit you will shine if you are good

jethro22 0

That's the point where you matter-of-factly point out that your boss was actually just giving the same presentation you gave him. And if he says you're a liar tell him to prove that he did the work by asking where he found his data and any other items he wouldn't know. If you know and he doesn't I'm sure the higher-up will know who's the asshole!

This is where saying "I made that presentation" would've ended up you replacing your boss.

I would either Get a new job make a better presentation or what I most likely would do is just punch him right in the face if I worked hard on it.

Burn! You should have a bad presentation ready to go next time he asks.

Maybe tell him that you made the whole presentation?