your office enemy made a super big mistake, would you rejoice for it?
By secretbear
@secretbear (19448)
Philippines
October 10, 2007 12:53am CST
C'mon people. there's no one perfect and I'm certainly not. what would you feel when your most hated officemate commited a terrible mistake??
my office enemy number1 (not that there's number 2 and so forth), had failed to send an important document to our head office which should've been sent a year ago! and apparently, only our office wasn't able to submit those documents (there are at least 15 offices). and its crystal clear that it is my enemy's fault because she had no common sense.
well I can't say I'm happy for what happened, but I'm a litte vengefully glad. ^__^;; although I want to take it as if I don't give a dang since I'm not in the hot water anyway, I'm still human and I'm not a saint and I want to be honest, so there, serves her right! ^__^;;
yeah yeah yeah... its bad. I know. i'll get over this. I won't be sorry for her but i'll stop being glad, no matter how "little" it is. ^__^
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34 responses
@rogue13xmen13 (14403)
• United States
10 Oct 07
I would for a little bit, but then I would feel bad for them.
@mamasan34 (6518)
• United States
10 Oct 07
I think we all have feelings such as this when it comes to people we dislike. I know that when someone who feels and acts superior to you does something wrong at work or anywhere else, you feel as if there is a small victory lol! So, yes, I can say that as wrong as it might be, I do feel a twinge of triumph at hearing of something like that. LOL, your only human!
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@davebrown64 (443)
• United States
10 Oct 07
Absolutely not, as I feel that this would certainly backfire on you. Mistakes happen and believe you and me, we all make them. I started a new job nearly 10 months ago and I have already made a share of mistakes. No one is laughing. What they are doing is helping and working with me so that the mistakes do not occur again if at all possible. It is best to be sympathetic, yet firm with the person who makes the mistake. Most of the time it is unavoidable and we need to fix it and move on to the next issue at hand. Rejoicing is just not the answer. We must learn to work with one another and not against one another. This is not the best solution at all.
@BayleighGray (4334)
• United States
10 Oct 07
lol Hi Bear,
Yeah Ok I'll admit, I have been a little rejoiceful (if its ok to use rejoiceful here) that a co-worker had messed up, but only because she walked around like she could do no wrong! It was just a nice feeling to know that AHA YOU CAN DO WRONG! The only problem was, she still acted that way after the fact and still had it in her to act like she was a little higher on the platform of life than she actually was.
Bay xx
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@raijin (10345)
• Philippines
10 Oct 07
Well it's not that I also pray or wished that my worst adversary on office fumbled or got into a certain mishap, but I would think that they deserve it for their being a negative-minded employee!LoL
I would laugh at it, though only my mind. I don't have to spread the news to others, but that situation surely suits them!;)
@PurpleTeddyBear (6685)
• Canada
10 Oct 07
Hi Secretbear,
I can see why you would be happy because someone you don't like made a very big mistake. It is good though that you have recognized that you aren't going to stay happy about it forever. If I didn't like someone and they made a big mistake I would probably be happy for a few minutes, and then let it go! Have a good day!
Your Friend, PurpleTeddyBear.
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@kevsgirlalways (5883)
• Malaysia
10 Oct 07
i guess if someone that i don't like at the office made a big mistake, i'll be secretly glad! lol. i know that's not right but just can't help it :P
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@daveisdavid (878)
• Singapore
10 Oct 07
I will be rejoice for sure. Who wouldn't? But I'll make sure I don't make the same mistake also.
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@raychill (6525)
• United States
10 Oct 07
Why waste so much time and energy on someone you don't like?
There is a girl I don't like in my office. I don't waste a single ounce of my energy caring about anything she does, good or bad, because what's the point in wasting that on someone else. I mean if you're gonna waste your energy on anyone at least make it someone you like.
Plus, what if it was you.
it wasn't, but it could have been as everyone makes mistakes.
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@angel_of_charm (4134)
• Philippines
10 Oct 07
well there is always a little devilish on each one of us..hehe..i'm not gonna be hypocrite when it comes to this..one of my enemy at work too had made mistakes and i just cant help it but a little be glad..he and his stupidity..but i know its not right to laugh at other's mistake..remember what goes around comes around and pretty soon if we keep on going on laughing at others mistake pretty soon we might do the same or worst mistake they done..hehe
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@thefortunes (2367)
• Netherlands
10 Oct 07
Hi Secretbearm well, it's normal actually how you reacted on it, perfectly human and understandable. And I am off the corporate race for 8 years now but I can remember that I had one or two people that I disliked very much among my colleagues, and if something of the kind had happened I would have felt glad that they did it - and not me, failing in the eyes of the boss - even better yet ;) LOL
TheFortunes
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@maylaine (441)
• Philippines
9 Nov 07
honestly speaking, at first i will be glad and i will laugh out loud..but after that i will realize what if the same thing happen to me???? i believe in KARMA and beside its not good to be happy when someone make a mistake...
We cannot tell, the same thing might happen to us, is happening to us or maybe was happened to us.
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@vicki2876 (5636)
• Canada
10 Oct 07
I do take a little pleasure out of the folly of people I don't like. But I don't dislike a lot of people. The people I usually dislike are people who talk bad about me or attempt to hurt me in some way. So if they were to do something that makes them look bad I do get some joy out of it. I think that hey you shouldn't point a finger cause three are pointing back at you. As long as I don't attempt to do something to them myself then I don't see the harm in enjoying it a little. Muhahahaha
Vicki
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@sheenmadness (1286)
• Philippines
10 Oct 07
Honestly I would feel it the way you do. Maybe if Im in your shoe i'll jump in my happiness. LOL! It's not that Im being righteous I know I am not perfect too but if that's the case i would definitely rejoice for it. Yeah i admit, I'll feel pity for her but not to the extent that I will extend my help if there's any I could offer. Maybe when she's not turning back I can say 'Good for you, you deseve it". ^_^
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@izathewzia (5134)
• Philippines
10 Oct 07
I will be hypocrite if I will tell I am not happy. Of course, i will feel happy. Because I feel vindicated. But aiming holiness, I will combat my feelings. lol I will not rejoice at all. But will just don't mind it all. I believe in karma also. I don't want to commit the same mistake and she will rejoice as well.
