'You try to throw me under the bus, watch what happens': Employee gets his comeuppance when coworker judo flips attempt to discredit him in front of boss

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Eleonora Bader
Apr 17, 2023 7:00 PM EDT

When karma comes in the form of an email, office ears light up everywhere, as we all know what it feels like when you have solid, indisputable hard facts in the form of a digital piece of paper. An entitled employee was attempting to throw his coworker (OP) under the bus, emailing him about a contract that hadn't gotten out to a customer, and was way overdue. 6 months overdue, in fact. The entitled employee in question was an account manager, and OP worked in the contracting department. When OP opened said email, he realized quickly that his coworker was trying to throw him under the bus, as he had CC'd his own boss and OP's direct supervisors.

Nervous, OP dug through his old emails to see if he could find any relevant information about the case, and landed on some gold. He promptly emailed his coworker back, CC'ing everyone that was previously added. After all, his coworker was 'oh too ready' to involve everyone, right? So he was only helping him have it his way.

Scroll down to read a detailed account of the events that transpired, including the hilarious ending. For more stories like this, here is a story of malicious compliance that includes a tyrannical boss who told his employee, 'Print out the internet'… so he did, 2 big stacks of it.

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    Font - Posted by u/TroaAxaltion 1 day ago 2 Throw me under the bus? Nah, I don't think so. I work for a medical equipment company, specifically in the contracting department. We handle paperwork for million dollar instruments globally, and I handle half of the United States in my territory. It can be challenging, and if a customer fails to sign an agreement it can cost them hundreds of thousands of dollars a day if something breaks.
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    Font - And if they fail to sign because of ME, then that can come back to bite my company in the a because we might have to pay for the repair ourselves (this hasn't ever happened yet, just a potential consequence. I'll knock on wood now) so I'm fastidious about my work. Half an hour ago I got an email from one of my account managers, we'll call him Hank. Subject line want directly hostile, but it was marked important and listed a bigger account.
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    Font - Hank emailed me wanting to know why a contract hadn't gotten to the customer, basically asking "hey, this is WAY PAST DUE, and it's you're fault, care to explain yourself?" He cc'd his boss and my supervisors so they could all see my big mistake. I dug and looked, and he was right: the customer's contract expired 8 months ago. A little more digging and I found out he emailed me about this customer's equipment last September.
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    Font - So I re-read the email chain, it was a conversation from half a year ago, after all. Luckily for me I keep all my emails filed perfectly, account by account (and even color coded in each folder based on info and subject). It's tedious, but it can definitely come in handy if I ever need to look back for any reason. Then I sent him a response:
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    Font - "Hey Hank, These are the two equipment pieces you asked about back on 9/10, correct? The ones that were outside my scope? In the last email I'd seen from you about that (attached), you'd said you were putting together a contract for that equipment, because my team doesn't handle these types of contracts, which I confirmed for you in the attached email from 10/22. If I've let something slip through the cracks here, don't hesitate to ask. Always happy to help."
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    Font - I then attached the email where I'd told him I wouldn't be handling this because it wasn't my job, and also attached the email where he acknowledged I was correct and said he would handle this himself. I kept both of our supervisors cc'd. After all, he'd been the one who added them. I basically told him 'yeah you did ask about that, and we determined it was in no way my job and definitely something you should handle, and you said you'd handle that 6 months ago, did you not handle it like
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    Font - And now Hank's boss can start his day by reading about how Hank promised a customer a contract half a year ago and then never followed through. I suspect that Hank will be meeting with his boss in a few hours to discuss this. It's gonna be a tough, tough day for Hank. Anyone tries to throw me under the bus, I'm ready with a judo flip. I ain't going out like that. Edit: sorry, I was typing on my phone. "Contact" was "contract" and was corrected.
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    Font - nonamenancy2 Love it, great job keeping those emails!! 715 +1 1 day ago - 630 Reply Share TroaAxaltion OP - 1 day ago After today, I'm considering doing a weekly backup, just to be double sure lol Reply Share
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    Font - - 1 day ago It was the "AlWaYs hApPy to heLP” that did it for me. I'm so satisfied with the smarm bexu2 400 Reply Share TroaAxaltion OP. 1 day ago Haha I couldn't resist. 132 Reply Share
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    Font - zobicus +1 - 1 day ago I don't view it as smarmy at all. It shows class. You dispatched of his sloppy attempt to make you look bad with class. 57 Reply Share TroaAxaltion OP · 23 hr. ago Thanks! I struggle a lot because my overly kind nature often gets read as incense or sarcasm 54 Reply Share
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    Font - Klutzy_Study573 - 1 day ago Wait, wait, wait. This revenge story isn't done!! Reddit needs updates on what happens to Hank 171 Reply Share TroaAxaltion OP - 1 day ago If I learn, I'll let ya know. But I doubt I'll learn his consequences Reply Share 106
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    Font - Klutzy_Study573 - 1 day ago I think this is a perfect time to start a GoFundMe campaign. We can use the money to pay a "source" to divulge such information. 20 Reply Share Swordlord22 - 23 hr. ago It would be funny if hank himself did 7 Reply Share
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    Font - +2. 1 day ago Awesome job!! I work in IT and keep all emails. It's a lot of data, but BensBum worth it when someone tries to avoid responsibility and blame me. Kudos!! 81 Reply Share TroaAxaltion OP - 1 day ago Thanks, sometimes I feel crazy for keeping my records so zealously, but now I feel very justified! 61 Reply Share
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    Font - . Which_Stress_6431 · 1 day ago I usually hate "Reply to All", but every now and then it comes in handy! 58 Reply Share TroaAxaltion OP - 1 day ago I have to use it on every email. Company policy. 39 Reply Share
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    Font - SilentMaster. 1 day ago I kept both of our supervisors cc'd. After all, he'd been the one who added them." That's one of the greatest joys in my life... good on you. Reply Share 48 TroaAxaltion OP. 1 day ago Yessss this was the satisfying bit Reply Share 17
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    Font - HeatherReads Reddit 1 day ago . Perfectly handled! Love it Reply Share 10 TroaAxaltion OP. 1 day ago Thank ya, it's rare to see things line up this cleanly for me ↑ 11 Reply Share
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    Rectangle - Ravio11i +1 - 1 day ago We're 100% going to need an update to this story... 11 Reply Share TroaAxaltion OP. 1 day ago I'll post it anything happens but I probably won't be involved sadly Reply Share 8
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    Font - Electronic_Beat3653 1 day ago Excellent! *rubs fingers together in Mr. Burn's style I work in accounting and I also save emails for this instance. In addition to that I always request a delivery and read receipt as well. I don't want some person saying they never received my email. I am not playing. I will not take the fall for someone else's error or stupidity. 4.3 7 Reply Share
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