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Feb 2023
35m 10s

Betrayed! (And Now You're Dead to Me)

Tim McClure & Chris DeSantis
About this episode

Have you ever been betrayed by a co-worker? Have you ever trusted someone at work and then discovered that they stabbed you in the back? If so, this episode is for you!

Boomeranged in Bethlehem mentored and trained an employee who left the company for more money. The employee has now returned to the company and Boomeranged feels bitter, angry, and betrayed.

Comeuppance Awaits in Texas has a tattletale in his midst. One of his co-workers went out of their way to get someone else in trouble for a minor error in judgment. He now feels he can’t trust this colleague anymore.

Loose Lips are Full of Sh*t is a department manager for a non-profit. In a recent conversation with another department manager, they happened to mention that they had ended the year with a budget excess due to an unfilled position. Lo and behold, their colleague went behind their back and snaked that money into their next year’s budget. Betrayed!

We’re here to help you succeed! Send us your workplace dilemmas or career questions. Email us: info@cubicleconfidential.com or tweet us: @cubicleconfide1. All names will be changed to protect the guilty and innocent...

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