The boss steals her work by passing it off as his: she takes revenge by adding an hidden signature to the documents
Working relationships with colleagues and bosses are never easy, but in certain work environments they manage to turn into something impossible to deal with every day. Cristina Sevcenco was 25 when, in 2019, she was hired by her first big company. In the first two weeks, she conducted some very important market research, which led to the development of strategic insights that were very relevant for the future of the company. The problem is that no one had mentioned her name during the presentation of her work: Cristina's boss, in fact, used the young woman's work and then "resold it" as his own. How many of you have had such an experience? We are sure that this type of situation is, unfortunately, more common than one would believe. Cristina, however, did not stand idly by and tackled the issue head on.
Finding out that your work is being "passed off" as someone else's, can be very frustrating, especially if no one had explicitly mentioned the matter in advance. Cristina knew that she could not personally attend important company meetings and, consequently, did not expect to be able to present her ideas and her research to the senior managers, but she hoped that at the very least, her name would not be deleted from the presentation. Unfortunately, the presentations created by Cristina were not only shown by her boss without any changes - but the one thing that was altered was the deletion of Cristina's name.
The young woman realized this when she passed by the office when one of these important meetings was taking place: "I passed an office and saw my work being presented in a room full of very powerful people," recalled Cristina," However, my name was not mentioned once ... it broke my heart. "
Now Cristina works for another company and in hindsight she said: "I think managers who pass off other people's work as their own are very common because, in this field, it's a dog-eat-dog world. You have to fight to make your way up the ladder - literally. It doesn't matter who gets hurt." However, the young Cristina dreams of a world where there doesn't have to be unbridled competition:
"It doesn't always have to be competition. We can work together to grow. We don't need to steal from each other. We can learn from each other and be better, and create a better workspace, where everyone is supported and valued. But sometimes it seems to me that this is just a dream. "
What do you think about this? Have you ever found yourself in the same situation as Cristina?
