Woman Gets Targeted By Clique Of Nasty Coworkers, Petty Revenge Ensues

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Jun 20, 2021 11:00 PM EDT

It's stories like these that should serve as an effective reminder that mistreating those around you can end up having all kinds of unexpected, brutal implications further on down the road. Like, for instance, it sounds as if the leader of a terribly toxic pack of this woman's old coworkers ended up getting her comeuppance later when she needed a new job, and had to get the green light from the very person that she bullied. Being able to serve up some of that karmic justice would put a spring in just about anyone's step. 

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    Font - r/pettyrevenge u/Celara001 · 6h + Join Ignore me at my old job? Prepare to be ignored. When I was fresh out of Uni I was finding it difficult to find a job with my new degree due to my lack of experience on the level of employment I was looking for. After moving to a new area to be closer to family, I sent out a flurry of applications for the less skilled work I had done while going to school (and thus had a lot of experience in). These positions were still in the field of my degree, just
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    Font - Upon starting my new job it immediately became obvious that there was a core group of 6-8 women who were very cliquey and, as it turned out, would sometimes be bullies toward those not in the 'in crowd'. The first few days they were nice enough - not warm, mind you, but professional, at least. I figure they were feeling me out to see what kind of person I am. Then one day came 'the test'. I don't remember the exact details because this was about 8 years ago, but one of them said something
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    Font - As my time in the department was approaching the one year mark I began looking for a better position, and soon found one in the same company that was more in line with my career goals. It paid better and I didn't have to see any of the 'mean girls' ever again, which was a bonus. After working at this new level for another year, this time in a management position, things were going really well. But I knew I now had more bargaining leverage after a year of management experience, and began l
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    Font - Roughly two years later I was interviewing applicants for a couple of openings in my department. My assistant called the next interviewee in, and guess who walked in to try and get a job under me. Not only one of the 'mean girls', but one of the worst of the bad bunch. I had witnessed her and her friends run off at least two other employees at my old position, and there was no way in hello I was going to invite that kind of poison into my department.
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    Font - The look on her face when she saw me was priceless, and inside I was smirking! But on the outside, I expressed surprise to see her (I actually was. Interviews were set up by our HR department along with my assistant). she visibly relaxed. We chatted a bit and I learned that our old department had been outsourced, and the clique had been split up. Turns out my old 'friend' was not happy with the new position she had been forced into and had actually quit without having another job lined up
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    Font - Smiling and still treating her like an old friend, I told her we would be in touch in a manner that insinuated that she was a shoo-in for one of the openings I had. As soon as she was out the door, her resume and application went right into the waste bin. I had all but forgotten her when I got a call about a week and a half later. She was inquiring as to whether I had made a decision yet. Still being warm and friendly (which is actually my nature) I apologized and told her we had actually
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