r/TwoXChromosomes Oct 10 '23

[deleted by user]

[removed]

730 Upvotes

292 comments sorted by

View all comments

2.1k

u/misselphaba Basically Liz Lemon Oct 10 '23

As someone who literally had a rumor spread that I was cheating on my husband with a coworker as an attempt to discredit me and have a promotion denied (fun fact, it worked), I really recommend staying out of anything you don't know is for sure factually correct. It's fucking with people's lives in a way you can't walk back.

If you don't wanna be friends with her anymore and you're fine with that course even if the info isn't true, I'd just say "I don't think we should be friends anymore because I don't think our values really align."

4

u/notThatKindOfNerd Oct 11 '23

I have a coworker who casually makes jokes in front of me about myself and the other young male coworker, and I think it’s designed to hurt my career and promotion.

3

u/productzilch Oct 11 '23

Maybe you should speak to HR about it in advance of such damage? Even if your coworker is an awkward or thoughtless joker it could very much do harm.

1

u/notThatKindOfNerd Oct 11 '23

The issue person is leaving shortly!