'[My boss] knew very little about this report': Manager takes credit for subordinate's work, backfires when she can't answer questions about it

Brad Dickson • Managing Editor

Apr 23, 2023 9:00 AM EDT

Taking credit for your subordinate's work is a part of being in charge. After all, if you're managing the team, delegating, and making things work, you deserve it—partly. However, it's incredibly important to give credit where credit's due and recognize the people who actually did the work, came up with the ideas, and put in the time; pretending you did it yourself is dishonest and a good way to get a whole lot of bad karma barreling down on you. Plus, you might end up in a circumstance like this post where you can't explain your process… because you're taking credit for work that you didn't do in the first place. It's the same concept as showing your work in math class; if you can't describe the process, people are just going to assume that you didn't do it in the first place.

Keep reading to see the story that inspired this post, which was originally shared on Reddit's r/MaliciousCompliance subreddit by Redditor u/Ehtism. Next, check out this manager who cut down on scheduled labor hours, as requested, by quitting.