Unorganized boss tries to blame his own mistake on an employee in front of the company owner, employee claps back with receipts: ‘The owner… patted me on the shoulder’

When an unorganized, Type-B boss tries to blame their oversight on their subordinate employee, it makes sense for that employee to prove their innocence with receipts. The workforce is a dog eat dog world, and when you're placed low on the corporate food chain, it's integral to your growth to protect your reputation. The unorganized boss in the story below tries to make their employee look bad in front of the company owner by pretending their employee never sent them an important email, but the employee informs him that they turned on email read receipts months ago. The owner, who witnesses the whole thing, seems pleasantly surprised by the employee's grit, and the boss is taken to a conference room where his behavior will surely be confronted. Scroll below to read the full story.

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