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Stealing your idea...What would you do if someone stole your idea at work, then pretended it was their's?

Asked by Jura on 06:21, 30/08/2008 - 105 views
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Most authors of topics like these suggest you pull the co=worker aside and ask them way they did that. If depends on their reaction how you move on with the situation. If you have no proof, you should move on and either make better records of your ideas for later proof or be more vocal in meetings. I would only share ideas with people I trust or no one at all. This rough question to answer. Sometimes you have to move one and be better prepared next time.
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i will be angry
i hate this
i will embarrass him/her
not forget or forgive villainous people if he don't confess
answered 3 months ago
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If so I think the idea didn't come from him after all.The meaning of the idea maybe he don't konw.So maybe I just do nothing proved by time or I can come from a better idea.
And if we are friends I should tell him or he will make mistake again.
answered 3 months ago
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well..its feels unfair really..but if it is a work team we cant avoid such situation..but if it concerns about competion at work well for me I will really confront the person who stole it and I will provide evidence that that's my idea i will prove its mine no matter what..I just dont want my work to become nonsense at all because i tried hard for it..
answered 3 months ago
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if this situation happened on me i would feel sad!
first,i will ask he or she why stole my idea alone.if she or he has the special reason not just for his or her profite i think i will forgive him or her one time.if it happened more than one time i think i will not belive him or her any more and it reflect he or she is not the true friend or a bad co=worker.then i will take some steps,for example to collect some evidences to disclose.
answered 3 months ago
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First Jura, my congratulations for your always excellent questions and answer here in italki. You are very active and you have been a great italki user. You have helped a lot of people, I think. I usually read your questions and answer and I am thankful for what you have helped me, as an English learner and new user of this website.
Now, to your question above.
Initially, I will proof that the the idea was mine. Second, I would ask for explanations from the one that have stole my idea. If the explanation is not good enough, I will tell as much people as possible about what happened. Finally, i will take all the measures in order to make justice and even to go to a Court of Justice, if necessary.
This kind of behavior you have mentioned must to be reproached. We can not just forget and let people like that being dishonest, without doing anything. If we don`t act we are supporting them. That is not fair!
answered 3 months ago
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