Colleague insists employee take the fall for their oversight, employee refuses: ‘I just refused to lie’

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• "AITA for refusing to let my coworker use my name to cover for something I had no part in?"

  
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• When you skip over a few people in the workplace, you're bound to fall into a situation like this.

  This specific colleague fails to understand that certain processes exist for a reason. When you need to get the approval of multiple teams and departments, it's because they are privy to knowledge you might not be privy to. They know certain things your department doesn't focus on, and they can steer you in the right direction on what you should do next. When you go over their heads is when you should be concerned for your own position. You just might make a game-losing mistake…

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• This is what happens. You refuse to take the fall for someone else's oversight, and they get mad at you. This is typical entitled coworker behavior.

  You can be as true to the book as possible, and you'll still be punished for it. How do you exist as an honest employee in the workplace if the powers that be reprimand you for it? Being a “team player” does not include lying about what you have and haven't done; Staying honest and supporting colleagues within reason is team player behavior.

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• What would you do if you were in this employee's position? On the one hand, you don't want to create more trouble than it's worth in the physical office space. On the other hand, however… You shouldn't have to bend a knee to colleagues who believe that you owe them something when you don't.

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