Employee attempts to sabotage coworker's promotion by taking important files from their desk, coworker finds out, secretly records him in the act to show HR: 'I got proof'

When two employees are up for the same promotion, it is only natural that a sense of competition and even jealousy would arise between the two. It is obviously not the best atmosphere to have in an office, and surely we could all agree it would have been better if coworkers could be happy for each other's wins, but realistically, that is not the case.

Usually, when two employees start competing for a promotion that could only be given to one of them, each tries to prove they are the better option. It could be by working overtime, completing more tasks, or maybe by taking the boss out to lunch. There are countless ways to win this game fair and square.

However, when coworkers start to get petty, or even try to sabotage each other's chances, things tend to get ugly, not to mention completely pointless. It is one thing to prove your worth by stepping up your game, but doing so by stepping over others usually ends up backfiring altogether.

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That is what happened between the coworkers in the story down below. The two were up for the same promotion, which made one decide to sabotage the other's chance by stealing files directly from their desk. It wasn't long before the other employee figured out what was going on, and they decided to catch their coworker in the act.
This led to quite a dispute at the office, so keep scrolling to read the full story…
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