I\u00a0work at\u00a0a\u00a0consultancy agency. I\u2019ve been with the company for 10\u00a0years and was recently promoted. Right after\u00a0I got promoted, my\u00a0work files started vanishing from our shared drive.<\/p>\n
A\u00a0coworker, who had vied for my\u00a0role, would\u00a0publicly<\/i>\u00a0point it\u00a0out, saying things like, \u201cOh! I\u00a0guess our new boss forgot again!\u201d So\u00a0I\u00a0had a\u00a0plan!<\/p>\n
I\u00a0set up\u00a0a\u00a0secret backup system and started to\u00a0keep track of\u00a0everything. At\u00a0last, I\u00a0caught her with no\u00a0way to\u00a0deny\u00a0it.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0actually caught her on\u00a0video too. Our remote access tool keeps a\u00a0record of\u00a0all user activity. She had been either deleting my\u00a0files or\u00a0undoing my\u00a0edits late at\u00a0night, once everyone else had signed off.<\/p>\n
I\u00a0brought all the evidence to\u00a0HR. She initially denied everything… until she was confronted with the proof. Her expression turned ghostly white, and she broke down in\u00a0tears. That was the end of\u00a0the road for her.<\/p>\n
But this is\u00a0where things start to\u00a0get complicated… After HR\u00a0fired her, I\u00a0froze as\u00a0I found out she is\u00a0a\u00a0single mom of\u00a05. I\u00a0had no\u00a0idea until it\u00a0was already too late.<\/p>\n
Now, the office feels split. Some people think she had it\u00a0coming, while others believe\u00a0I should\u2019ve talked to\u00a0her directly instead of\u00a0going to\u00a0HR and \u201cruining her life.\u201d<\/p>\n
A\u00a0few coworkers have been giving me\u00a0the cold shoulder, and even a\u00a0friend at\u00a0work told\u00a0me,\u00a0\u201cI\u00a0didn\u2019t know you were this heartless. Very disappointing.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
I\u00a0feel terrible… but she did try to\u00a0sabotage my\u00a0career. Does that make me\u00a0the bad guy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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