“I lent an ear to a coworker then got viciously reprimanded for it”: Top employee is overheard supporting a coworker venting, boss marks him “meets expectations” on yearly review despite his impeccable work ethic

Hey there internet goers. Work is like our second home. We spend most of our day there, we eat there, we make friends with coworkers, and it's a different side of us that our friends and family are not used to seeing. Work is really a bubble in our lives, yet dominating. Because it's so present, it's obvious that everyone will fluctuate with their given qualms about a workplace, their boss, or their coworkers. We all have that one coworker who everything hates, who just talks incessantly and loudly, to the point where everyone has to put headphones on. Or how about the entitled and critical boss who micromanages every little thing that you do? Everyone has something about work that they could complain about. 

In the story below, the protagonist is a woman who lends a listening ear to her coworker as they complain about a new policy change in the company. Though she doesn't say anything directly negative, her boss overhears her expressing empathy and it changes the way she sees her. Read the full story below for all the juicy details. 

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