Have you taken credit for something you didn't do?

I can't think of a time where I took credit for someone's work. However I did cheat on a test once in high school because I was too lazy to study. i took the answers off the teachers desk, which in someway seems more fair than taking it from another student. At least I didn't steal work, I only stole answers. I still feel guilty about that. Later in my life I returned to that school as a teacher instead of a student. I tried to search out my math teacher to confess, but he had passed away. I guess I'll just have to live with the guilt forever. Darn that math test!

Yes. There was someone in an online community (which will go unnamed for the time being) who was harassing women and trying to get their personal information and someone finally reported him and he went around telling a lot of people that I did it. I got threatening and hateful e-mails from him, too, making false accusations. So I guess by not saying, "No that wasn't me" I did take credit for what somebody else did, but I don't think anybody wanted credit for it. They just wanted him to stop. I didn't tell anybody a lie, but neither did I say it wasn't me. Anybody that would have believed that of me in the first place wouldn't believe if I said it wasn't me, so I figured let them think what they want. That way, too, the people who actually did report him would not be getting harassed over it, unless he just sent threats to everyone around whom he had misbehaved. In that case, an awful lot of women must have gotten threats.

same here, i wouldn't have taken credit, but taken fault most of the time. even when it wasn't me. i'd rather go down that path then taken credit for someone else's work. i always try to include everyone who has helped me when i can. i guess its like a karma thing, i don't want any so i try not to do any.

Hi Anne, hope you're doing fine now. I never remember taking credit for something others have done. I have always been an individual player at work, not that I don't like being in a team, I do, so it's kinda easy for me to see if I'm due for credits or not or if I'm deserving or not. I love team sports however, I love playing basketball and volleyball. As a sports-buff, I've always known that all 4 one and one 4 all works. One's failure is the team's failure; thus, one's triumph is also the team's triumph. However, if someone in the team really deserves the spotlight, I am always contented to be in the background and applaud for him/her, he/she deserves it anyway.

well...i have never take credit for something that i didnt do, coz i believe i will take the responsibility in the near future..

I've never taken credit that someone else deserved, such as for a good deed; but I've probably taken credit for something bad someone did so that they wouldn't have to suffer through an unfit punishment. For example, my mom would always spank my brother in the event that he misbehaved, but she would never spank me under any circumstance. So I'd probably taken blame for his acts at some point throughout our lives.

You think it could be that easy to take the credit when you do not deserve it ? I'm quite sure you will find it very difficult. My concience would not let me do it. Passing the credit on to people who deserve it comes very easily and naturally to me.

I don't believe I've ever done that. I know I wouldn't because I've had people do that to me. I've had my artwork duplicated and this guy said it was his own! Another person claimed he did this glass etching memorial thing that I did. Both times somebody else corrected them to set the record straight. It's not fair when people try and do that. I'm with you, if somebody helped me do something, I give them a credible mention for having helped with it so that others know they helped, and that person knows I appreciated it. I have on occasion blamed myself for something that really wasn't my fault, just to end an argument over something stupid.

Usually I go to great lengths to give credit where credit is due, but there is one area where I often do not, and that is when I am quoting something that was said by a psychic while channeling non-physical entities. People generally have a hard time with that and I like to make it easier on them by leaving out the source. I just say "I read it somewhere" or something like that.

It is not right to take credit for something that someone else has done and I do not think I have ever done that,or at least not intentionally because I do not like it when people take credit for something I have done,but I have taken the blame for something that I did not do before to keep someone else from getting yelled at or to get people to stop arguing and make noise when it needs to just be dropped,and I agree with you,whenever someone helps me I always make sure they get the credit they deserve for doing so.

Hi anne, Yes, I feel somewhat uncomfortable when someone commends me for doing something even when I do deserve the credit. I do the same thing as you. I will automatically say that so and so did something too. I don't know if it's just the fact that I find it hard to take a compliment and I don't know why I should or I don't feel that I deserve it. I think it must be a low self esteem flashback. I wish I would get over it already! I just get uncomfortable when someone outwardly tries to give me credit for something even when I deserve it!

I like to give credit to the people who work with me. There are a lot of people who ride on the shoulders of others to get faster progression, but they someday get stuck somewhere. It is better to be down to earth and truthful. Give credit where it is due.

I never got the credit for something i do with great intrest so how should i expect of getting a credit of something which i dont do..........