Today, we had a meeting at my job and we had to introduce new ideas to our boss. Earlier, I was talking to one of my close friends who also attended the meeting about my idea. As we start the meeting, she decides to steal my idea and take complete credit for it. My boss loves "her" idea. FML
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Today, I found out that my manager has been stealing my ideas. The worst part? He made me work overtime to complete the project that I originally proposed. FML
Today, I shouldn't have told my boss that I was interested in management. She now throws any problem she doesn't want to solve at me and either gets mad when I can't work it out or takes credit when I do. FML
Today, the CEO of my company wanted to meet with me. I was excited until I found out she just wanted to bitch me out and personally fire me. Later on, I found out my boss had totally shafted me and blamed the failure of a big project on me instead of admitting it was all his fault. FML
Today, on my second day at my new job, my supervisor told me that I was ready to make a sale on my own. Things were going well, until said supervisor interrupted my sales pitch, apologized on my behalf for being new, and stole my sale. FML
Today, I got in trouble with my boss for doing what she wanted me to do. I guess she didn't think I would do it, so she did it herself. FML
Today, I had a great idea for a group project at work, so I shared it with my team and my supervisor. They seemed to like it very much, except one guy in our group, who outranks me and who threw a massive temper tantrum because, “I didn't consult him first before sharing it.” This big baby makes 3 times my income. FML
Today, my boss threatened to write me up, after I made a slightly rude joke about a coworker everyone hates. A while later, a colleague told me the same joke. Turns out my boss had gone around telling it to everyone else and taking all the credit. FML
Today, my boss continued to orchestrate behind the scenes with my colleagues to make me look bad for her lack of organization. Then she showed up 10 minutes late to a meeting, shared that she needed a vacation, and realized that she needed to micromanage less. I've been asking her to make that change for months. FML
Today, someone I work with embarrassed me in front of everyone in my job; because I wasn’t doing something the way she liked during our meeting this morning. I ended up crying in front of my boss. FML
Today, my boss asked for recommendations on how to improve the office. I sent her an e-mail full of my ideas. Later, my boss sent me a reply, saying, "Here's what head office thinks of your ideas." It contained a list of insults upper management made about me. FML
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iti_fml 12
she is not your real friend
howsthisforaname 34
Hopefully she is now an ex friend. Cut her off, you don't need people like her in your life.
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Comments (85)
InTheMagic 3
Why'd you tell her
Sagan928 7
Ditch that friend, and you should've said something in the meeting when she took credit.
Insertnamesz 3
"close friend"
TogeBara 12
When people do this, the best thing you can do is to cut them off, tell the rest of their (your) plan, and finally show proof to your peers and boss that its your plan.
skittyskatbrat 19
You have to step up to the plate. "Don't forget, when I told you about this earlier, I said we should also xxxx. I didn't just come up with the idea to WWW, YYY, and ZZZ. XXX was important, too." Flat-out call them on it, immediately and sweetly. Bosses need to know who actually can be relied on and who is not a team player at all. :(
Rainbow_dumpster 28
I hope OP responds with an update soon because those kind of people piss me off. Dx
boring_boredom 15
With friends like that...
_ronnicaaa 8
Thats why you keep ya mouth shut ...i would shot her ....jk
Mr_Saikaly 35
That's not a close friend, that's a bitch. Now you know who she really is..
katertott 44
Unless you told her all the nitty gritty details, you still know how to really make it work. She may very well end up looking like a fool when asked for such intimate details. Make sure to tell your boss all of the FANTASTIC ways you can improve on the idea. After all, you've had the most time to think about it.
Shade1982 21
Good idea, although it may backfire. It may end up with you looking like you're trying to steal the idea yourself.