Infuriating Coworkers Complain About Flexible Working Arrangement, Makes Everything Worse For Everyone

Why would you argue against your own working freedoms? Pre-pandemic flexible arrangements were hard enough to come by, and post-pandemic corporate life is already quickly forgetting them—we see more and more posts every day about the evaporation of remote work.

This workplace is a perfect example of the recently-trending term "Crab Mentality"—which basically boils down to "If I can't have it neither can you." The term originates from the (alleged) behavior of crabs who, when trapped in a bucket, will drag those closest to escaping back down to the bottom rather than let them escape alone. It's the type of race to the bottom that you often see in hostile and otherwise toxic working environments, where everyone is in it for themselves, and no one wants to let someone else achieve success or "have it better".

This is also similar to "tall poppy syndrome" which Wikipedia describes as "a cultural phenomenon in which people hold back, criticize or sabotage those who have or are believed to have achieved notable success." Basically instead of dragging someone back down before they can achieve success cultures where this persists have a habit of dragging someone back down once they are perceived to have achieved success. The end result, however, is the same—everyone is a loser.

The people in the workplace displayed exemplary "crab mentality" when they tipped the domino that started a chain reaction of events that would make the workplace less fun and less liveable for everyone. That's what makes these terrible coworkers so infuriating.

Keep reading to see the screenshots below. For more terrible coworkers check out this a-hole who told his coworker that she only got promoted because of her assets.

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Posted by Brad Dickson