Freelancer Lets Colleague Fail Spectacularly ️ Was it Revenge or Justified?

Working in a shared office space can be challenging, especially when dealing with sensitive colleagues. One freelancer found himself in a tricky situation when a new marketing colleague accused him of mansplaining after he tried to help her with the office printer. The next time she made a mistake, he chose to stay silent. But was his decision justified or just plain petty? Let’s dive into this rollercoaster of a tale!

The Shared Office Setup

New Marketing Colleague Joins

Printer Troubles ️

Accused of Mansplaining

Office Manager Steps In ‍♂️

A Costly Mistake

Not Stepping In This Time

No Test, Big Mess

Logo Disaster ️

The Reason Revealed ️‍♂️

Why He Didn’t Help ‍♂️

“This Was Different”

Invoice Instead of Pay

The Financial Hit

Blaming Him

Revenge or Justified? You Decide!

After being accused of mansplaining, our protagonist decided to let his colleague learn from her own mistakes. But when her costly error led to a $1,080 invoice instead of a paycheck, she blamed him for not stepping in. Was he right to stay silent, or should he have helped her despite the previous accusation? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this sticky situation…

NTA. Commenters discuss misuse of term ‘mansplaining’ and consequences.

Rejecting help then blaming is stupid. NTA

Commenter defends pointing out mistakes, replies agree on toxicity.

Colleague’s printing ignorance leads to justified failure. ️

Printing mishap blamed on male colleague, but commenters side with him

Freelancer not responsible for colleague’s mistake. NTA

Office manager could have de-escalated the situation ‍♀️

Mansplaining debate sparks discussion on acceptable workplace behavior

Printer predicament: NTA lets colleague fail spectacularly

Printing lesson learned the hard way NTA prevails.

Female freelancer justifies colleague’s failure due to her arrogance.

NTA shuts down ‘mansplaining’ accusations with brutal honesty.

Compliance or revenge? Colleague fails spectacularly ️

NTA suggests voting colleague off the island with repayment.

Printing 5000 pens without a test print? NTA had it coming.

NTA defends against accusation of mansplaining, sparks discussion on sexism.

Setting boundaries at work

Don’t feel guilty for not helping a colleague’s mistake

Join the dark side of r/MaliciousCompliance

Suggesting a diplomatic approach to avoid conflict with a difficult colleague.

When helping turns into sabotage

Support for not enabling coworker’s mistakes

Don’t be a**uming, NTA comment calls out unprofessionalism

Defining mansplaining: important workplace consideration or diluted clever word?

Commenter defends freelancer’s actions, criticizes sensitivity culture.

Sexism in the workplace? Not cool! NTA stands up.

Avoid toxic colleagues, stay clear for your own sanity.

Legitimate concern at workplace, but not applicable in this situation.

“Mansplaining” is not an excuse to avoid responsibility.

Contract in place to prevent stiffing colleagues with bills

Defending against mansplaining accusations NTA

Colleague refuses help, fails job, blames OP, gets invoice. NTA.

Negligence or revenge? NTA didn’t do a test print ️

Karma strikes back! OP gets revenge on colleague.

A satisfying tale of revenge against a victim mentality coworker

Printer training: revenge or justified?

Support for not being a mansplainer and helping a colleague.

Enjoying the show NTA comment suggests humorous revenge.

Misuse of the term ‘mansplaining’ leads to conflict. NTA.

Redemption or revenge? Commenter praised for justified actions.

New marketing person needed after colleague’s failure. NTA.

Helpful colleague defends mansplaining accusations, NTA.

NTA all around Karma is delicious

Learn from this NTA’s costly lesson ️

Office manager’s mishandling leads to NTA’s justified response

Colleague’s poor teamwork and sexism accusations lead to justified failure

No sympathy for bridge-burner

Colleague fails, demands money, and gets called out for sexism.

Taking responsibility for your work is common sense

NTA, but office manager and colleague are. Training or termination needed.

Colleague’s hypocrisy backfires in hilarious freelancer revenge

Not mansplaining? NTA comment sparks debate

A supportive freelancer community is a dream come true

Standing up for yourself and letting a colleague fail

Not their job to supervise, NTA. Letting colleague fail justified.

When revenge is sweet and saves money

Always test print! NTA for not bailing out colleague.

Printing fail isn’t mansplaining, she set herself up. NTA.

Not the A-hole! Blaming others for her mistakes is unacceptable

Defending against misuse of ‘mansplaining’ accusation

Confusion over mansplaining sparks discussion in comment section

Male victim of hostile work environment, NTA makes official report

Why this graphic designer thinks print shop experience is crucial

Commenter celebrates colleague’s failure.

Supporting women in the workplace

Don’t want my help? Fine. Don’t come to me later

Respect boundaries: NTA for following instructions

Don’t be a babysitter , NTA for not helping.