'He fumbles, repeats himself, and starts sweating’: CEO steals sole credit for his employee's work, then he gets burned in an international meeting when she refuses to help him answer questions about ‘his program’

Steal my thunder? Then you're on your own, Boss.

Many of us who have worked under infuriatingly incompetent bosses are familiar with the idea-stealing mentality of the dudes at the top. Eager to label another person's work as their own, these types of bosses—usually CEOs—are not actually the innovative thinkers that they make themselves out to be. But it's rare that an underling employee gets the opportunity to put their boss in their place, especially on a stage in front of the company's international higher-ups.

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