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Herlina Hassan · 16 Mar 2025
Fresh Grads Accounting
One of the shittiest feelings is when someone spots ur mistake n their first instinct is to call it out in a group chat instead addressing it privately. Is this normal at work? Personally I'd just fix it n inform that person only. Don't feel the need to blast in a group. But here... almost everyone does this.🙄
Do you think their intention is neutral?
Yes
19%
Nope. Prolly tryin to be the boss' favorite
37%
That typical annoying coworker
44%
265 votes · Poll ended
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Mia · 17 Mar 2025
Sales Support
Omg, I feel this! 😩 Some people just LOVE to flex that they spotted a mistake, like a badge of honor. Like, do you actually wanna help or just wanna look good in front of the boss? 😂 I’d rather just fix it and tell the person privately. This whole public shaming culture just makes people anxious & scared to make mistakes. Not exactly helping teamwork, right? Does management even realize this is happening?
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Fiona · 21 Mar 2025
Manager
Then you should stop making mistakes.
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Katherine · 18 Mar 2025
Finance Manager
Usually i will tell the person privately unless after repeating still dun change den i will go to boss, rather make peace den war at work😊
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Community User · 25d ago
Operations Executive
got a colleague who told our manager off for trying to pull that off in a meeting… too bad they needed manpower so they can’t really complain or fire anyone, and all she could do was fume while the rest of us carried on with our work
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Badrul Shah · 21 Mar 2025
Former Procurement Specialist
Look for personal flaws in her and point them out after she points out your work mistakes. Do it in front of your coworkers. That's how you roll
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Jia wen · 20 Mar 2025
What that person did seems very intentionally. Start collecting proof what's happened and is happening. Speak to your boss after you have gathered enough evidence which you may have already.. but make sure you write everything down so you don't forget stuff and you're prepared with facts.. Sometimes we forget things when speaking to our bosses... If this happen frequently, she kinda bit too much
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Cayden Matt · 20 Mar 2025
Well, this is really common in corporate job, due to jealousy, personality disorders, or toxic/cutthroat environment, among other things. How long have you worked with him/her? Did he/she ever get mad at you, other than him/her pointing out mistakes in group chat? or does he/she gossip about others regularly, have a negative attitude towards you, etc...
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Gary Wang · 17 Mar 2025
Automation Technician
Personally feel they're being so intentional abt this, just they wanna show that "i'm so efficient" side of them. hahahah
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Nur Sabrina · 16 Mar 2025
Industrial Trainee
totally can relate to that. feels so unnecessary and it could affect someone's confident if everything has to point out directly in front of everyone. Guess some people probably don’t even realize it’s rude.
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Jane Woso · 26d ago
Electronic Banking Officer (Kundupei)
In my previous job, the manager appoints people to spy for them in the workplace. So, you have a team of people working together and then there's the mangers mule who spies on their behalf. I find that toxic and very immature. It encourages backstabbing and divides the team. You have the "chosen ones" in the team, that's the manager's pets, then you have the ordinary team members who, most of the time don't know they're being spied on!! hahah so childish! But it happens...
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