"Before the idea was announced, one of my coworkers, a PR guy, shared the idea-my idea-with the CEO and CMO. While he didn't exactly say he'd done the work himself, how he talked about it made it seem like it was all his."
"I did, and he said, 'When you're creative, people will steal your ideas-you should just get used to that fact.' As we talked, I could hear that under Alex's anger was something else-curiosity. About what this all meant. About what she could have, or should have, done differently."
Alex developed an innovative marketing campaign over six months alongside her regular responsibilities. Before the official announcement, a PR colleague shared her idea with the CEO and CMO, presenting it in a way that suggested he created it. When Alex reported the incident to her manager, he dismissed it as normal in creative fields, telling her to accept that people steal ideas. This response left Alex questioning whether she was at fault and whether she needed to adapt her approach to workplace dynamics rather than addressing the actual misconduct.
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