An X post on how an employee got back at a colleague for exploiting her helpful nature has gone viral. Taking to the microblogging platform, an X user called Lissa revealed how her co-worker dumped her workload on her because she was feeling overwhelmed. She got a great performance appraisal and a promotion based on projects Lissa completed for her.
Lissa finally got the last laugh, when at the celebration dinner, the colleague boasted about being a hard worker. “At her celebration dinner she toasted herself for “always grinding harder than everyone else.”
Lissa couldn’t keep silent with this development and the very next day, she wasted no time in emailing the management details about how contributed to the projects.
“The next morning, I emailed management a detailed timeline showing who actually did the work , receipts, drafts, timestamps, everything…” she wrote.
Two weeks later, the colleague’s promotion came under review.
The post went viral, receiving over 30K likes and one million views.
“Workplace credit theft is more common than people admit…” read one comment.
Another praised Lissa for calling out her toxic-coworker. “This is why people stop trusting “hard work speaks for itself” in toxic workplaces.
You didn’t expose her—you documented reality. There’s a difference. The uncomfortable part is how often credit gets misassigned until someone quietly brings receipts,” read the comment.
“Sending that detailed timeline with receipts? Chef’s kiss. Promotion under review is the perfect ending. Never let them steal your shine!” gushed another commenter.
“This is the ultimate workplace justice story. Dumping work on you for months, getting promoted off your projects, then toasting herself? Bold. That email with the full receipts was genius. So glad her promotion is under review — well played!” said another X user.
How To Respond When Someone Steals Credit For Your Work?
According to Indeed.com, these are some ways you can approach such a colleague.
Focus on communication. Instead of escalating to accusations and a war-of-words, quietly let the co-worker know that you are aware and upset at the lack of due credit.
Voice your ideas during meetings. This can be a better way to contribute rather than a private conversation between you and a co-worker.
Keep a record of the work you have done - including emails and messages sent.
Lissa finally got the last laugh, when at the celebration dinner, the colleague boasted about being a hard worker. “At her celebration dinner she toasted herself for “always grinding harder than everyone else.”
Lissa couldn’t keep silent with this development and the very next day, she wasted no time in emailing the management details about how contributed to the projects.
“The next morning, I emailed management a detailed timeline showing who actually did the work , receipts, drafts, timestamps, everything…” she wrote.
Two weeks later, the colleague’s promotion came under review.
The post went viral, receiving over 30K likes and one million views.
“Workplace credit theft is more common than people admit…” read one comment.
Another praised Lissa for calling out her toxic-coworker. “This is why people stop trusting “hard work speaks for itself” in toxic workplaces.
You didn’t expose her—you documented reality. There’s a difference. The uncomfortable part is how often credit gets misassigned until someone quietly brings receipts,” read the comment.
“Sending that detailed timeline with receipts? Chef’s kiss. Promotion under review is the perfect ending. Never let them steal your shine!” gushed another commenter.
“This is the ultimate workplace justice story. Dumping work on you for months, getting promoted off your projects, then toasting herself? Bold. That email with the full receipts was genius. So glad her promotion is under review — well played!” said another X user.
How To Respond When Someone Steals Credit For Your Work?
According to Indeed.com, these are some ways you can approach such a colleague.
Focus on communication. Instead of escalating to accusations and a war-of-words, quietly let the co-worker know that you are aware and upset at the lack of due credit.
Voice your ideas during meetings. This can be a better way to contribute rather than a private conversation between you and a co-worker.
Keep a record of the work you have done - including emails and messages sent.
