Graphic Designer Tries to Save Company and Client From Disney's Copyright Squadron, Boss Doesn't Listen Then Tries to Scapegoat Them

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

Sep 10, 2022 11:00 AM EDT

Disagreeing with your workplace superiors and the business owners typically isn't ever going to be well received — even when you're completely and verifiably correct.

Most people just don't like having their own ideas challenged, and fewer still have the ability to admit when they're wrong. Ego has a lot to say about this; most of us have fragile egos that are battling a persistent imposter syndrome masked by an outwardly excessive display of confidence and authority. Anything that this weary ego perceives as a threat will kill activity in our brain's frontal cortex and give the monkey part of our brain, the amygdala full control.

This amygdala hijack results in fight or flight, and in social or workplace settings, this is going to boil down to that person (your boss) looking for any reason to discredit you, subjugate you and otherwise assert their authority over you. That, or they will look for overt or subtle ways to can your a$$.

So, when Reddit user u/lost_hippie_311_420, who works as a graphic designer, tried to save their boss and client from the wrath of Disney's lawyer squadron, it wasn't well received. When the predictable outcome occurred, the boss tried to cover their own a$$ by scapegoating their unruly subordinate. Classic.

They posted their story to Reddit's r/maliciouscompliance subreddit to positive reactions from readers.

Scroll on to see the screenshots below. For more like this, check out this customer service rep who tried and failed to save an arrogant customerfrom their own stupid mistake.