Don't you just hate it when someone take credit for other people's work?

Not really. It doesn't matter if someone takes credit on the work I have sweat for. Just like during our high school homecoming, I find time even when there was none just to make friends working abroad to support the group's cause and come home for the special event. I went extra miles and made most of our plans come true. The special night came and everyone was being acknowledge except for my effort. I didn't care less. However, the people abroad whom I communicated with gave a pat on my back and gave me gifts without me asking. The fact that the abroad-based friends supported my call to come home and help the group make everything possible is more than the credit due to me. Till now, I learned from a friend that many still talk about the effort I poured into the plan and how successful and memorable the event was to them. My effort paid off even without the acknowledgment.

Surely isn't right for other people to take credit for the work that you have done. Its very important to be smart in todays world and also you should not let everyone know what you are doing cause there will be that one person who wants to let you down and will steel all thet you have done and present it himself. So work smart........

Those people, well there are people who are far lower than them, but it is really very low to take credit. It does tend to happen a lot in the workplace, with three of the four members of the team busting their butts to try and get everytime, and then the fourth member, while doing the minimal amount of work, takes everything and claims that it was their ideas that lead to the success. That to me is the most triumphant example of this ugly little truth. People are going to take the shortcuts in life. I think many of us have really figured that out a lot by this point. There are going to be many people in life that are going to really try and take your hard work and claim it as your own. It sickens me how lazy a lot of these people are and also how underhanded and slimy something like this is. Yet, its not going to change any time soon, but still, talk about frustrating. Very, very frustrating and I detest these people.

It is not ethically right, but if this gets positive results then I do not mind. If someone took credit for what I did and it got great results than I am all for it. Usually I ma not one that gets good results for something I did. If the credit was taken from someone other than me it all depends on what that person thinks.

Of course. It's not even annoying, it's downright frustrating and often leads me to murderous thoughts crossing my head. I mean, in very field of life, we expect other people to play fair since most decent people play fair. Even in competitions when the most important criteria is skill, not personal favors or connections. So when cheating does occurs, it makes me angry and throw things. People work hard to earn work and credit. it takes time and effort to do work...and it will all go away just becuase this other person manages to take it all away. Though fairness is not expected at all times, in an ideal situation it is. Taking other people's credit is just another way for people to hurt people.

So irritating, I want to cut their necks and kick their a**! lol. But part of the job, although unwritten, is how to deal with this kind of workers. The best solution is still good communication. Be frank but not disrespectful.

Yeah I hate it much when someone takes credit for something that is not his or is not from him. Unfortunately, a lot people are like that. Since my student days, until now that I am already working, they terrorize intellectual property yet they act so innocent. I agree, they ARE irritating.

Welcome to Mylot Sophie! Not only is it irritating.. it is also unfair. Just imagine, all that hard work and no acknowledgement. To make it even worse, the acknowledgement were directed to someone else! Who got the compliments, is it your boss or someone else?