'Colleague makes me wait, I get even': Woman gets revenge on coworker by not telling him that their flight was delayed, making him wait 2 hours

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    Font - Posted by u/Vermicelli Money5421 1 day ago Colleague Makes Me Wait, I Get Even
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    Font - I work for an airline that flies all over Asia. On one Shanghai layover trip, I was paired with a first officer (call him FO) known to have a chip on his shoulder. He'd actually joined the airline ahead of me but for whatever reason was still languishing in the co- pilot's seat while most of his contemporaries had already progressed to captain. It wasn't
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    Font - that he was a bad pilot. His stick and rudder skills were actually quite good, but his attitude left much to be desired. He was known to grumble openly about still being in the co-pilot's seat, blaming his failed upgrade on management pilots or instructors whom he thought had it in for him.
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    Font - I could sense he felt his "seniority" in the airline overrode the captain's authority in the flight deck. He was pushy and liked to make decisions without consultation even if they weren't his to make. Other captains agreed with this assessment.
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    Font - We were on a two-night layover. The flight itself went well and we checked into the hotel just past midnight. As we headed to our rooms, he asked if I had any plans. I said I wanted to visit a far
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    Font - corner of the city to see the sights, culminating in late lunch at a century-old restaurant known for its soup dumplings. He asked if he could go, and I said I would be happy to have him along. We agreed to meet for breakfast at 9 AM and leave the hotel by 10:30.
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    Font - 9 AM sharp, I was at the hotel cafe. FO was nowhere to be found. As a courtesy, I waited ten minutes before deciding to eat ahead. I was nearly done by the time FO waltzed in at around 9:35. He acted as if nothing
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    Font - happened, and I thought nothing of it. Perhaps he was just tired from our late-night flight and needed to catch a few more winks? After chatting briefly over breakfast, I decided to go back to my room to get ready. We agreed to meet at the lobby at 10:30.
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    Font - At 10:30 sharp, I was at the lobby but FO was nowhere to be found. He wouldn't show up for another 20 minutes. No apologies, no explanations. He just sauntered into the lobby, acting as if nothing happened. I again brushed it off and went on our way.
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    Font - The following day, I wanted to do some shopping. Again, FO asked to tag along and again, he was late for breakfast and the lobby meetup. At that point, the thought occurred to me: like some d kwad who thinks showing up last makes him the most important person in the
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    Font - room, FO was engaged in a deliberate power play meant to drive home the fact that I was his "junior." I'm a staunch believer of the maxim "Don't get mad, get even." FO needed to be put in his place, but how? Telling him off
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    Font - would be too easy and too crass. I wanted to be more subtle but didn't know how. Yet. By mid-afternoon we were back at the hotel, resting for our flight home. The crew shuttle was scheduled to pick us up at 10:30 PM.
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    Font - At around 8 PM, the phone rang. It was the front desk manager relaying a message from our ground handler. Due to a weather-related delay, our departure time would be moved back two hours. This meant our hotel pickup would also be moved back two hours.
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    Font - I thanked the manager and was about to put the phone down when he asked, "Would you like me to inform your colleague as well?" At that very moment, a naughty little thought kernel that had been germinating in the nether regions of my consciousness exploded into full bloom. I now
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    Font - had my payback, and it was going to be interest-bearing. "Oh, don't bother," I said, "I'll call him myself." And with that, I put the phone down, reset my alarm and went back to sleep.
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    Font - At 12:30 AM sharp, I walked into the hotel lobby. FO was there. Had been for the past two hours. "Oh, didn't anyone tell you our flight was going to be delayed?" I asked with feigned surprise.
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    Font - He shook his head glumly. "So sorry to hear that," I said, somewhat too sympathetically. "Anyway, shall we go? Shuttle's here." I turned towards the door and quickly walked away. It was all I could do to hide that diabolical grin.
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