There's definitely a right and wrong way when it comes to handling these kinds of office revelations. This employee definitely did not handle this well. First of all, she clearly has a difficult relationship with her own self-esteem and her own sense of workplace dynamics given her reactions and her use of the term "pretty privilege." Whatever that backstory may be… it certainly played a role in informing how she responded to the news that her intern and her boss were romantically entangled.
Our next big question is what held her back from informing HR and choosing not to involve herself further. Was it a desire to stir the pot herself? Was it fear of retaliation from the higher-ups at the law firm? Or was it some genuine belief that she was acting mature about the whole thing? Any answer to those questions signals a profound lack of self-awareness, which was already very much evident in her Reddit post alone. Furthermore, the fear of retaliation says everything I need to know about this toxic workplace environment and the backward office dynamics that exist within it. This, of course, is not the fault of the Redditor, but she is at fault for shaming her intern. On top of that, she wasn't just against the concept of an office affair. In fact, her wording reveals an insecurity that she herself isn't pretty enough to have one of her own. This shows that she's coming from more of a jealous place than one of genuine concern.
Keep scrolling below to read the full story and the wide range of feedback from folks in the comments section. When you're done, feel free to take a look at this story about an employee who revealed their low salary online and got reprimanded for it.
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