'I'm not taking the blame for your mistakes': Experienced grocery store manager lets bossy manager order them around and watches him flail

Wisdom is knowing when to let people make their own mistakes. That's especially true in the workplace: knowing when to mind your business is crucial. 

This grocery store manager, u/SerphynaZee, has a coworker who's an annoying dude. The original poster of this malicious compliance story is stuck with one of the worst kinds of coworkers---the kind who love to boss everyone around, acting like they know the job better than everyone. 

There are a few ways you can treat a peer that acts this way. You can let them boss you around (not fun). You can report them to the boss, but that could easily backfire and make you look like a snitch or make you look jealous. Or, like this person did, you can just sit back and watch as they make their own mistakes. They want to act like the boss? Fine, go ahead! He'll just learn on their own that yes, in fact, some people do know better than him. One of the best ways to be a good leader is to never stop learning…  this guy learned that lesson for himself after this rather embarrassing outcome. 

Next up, this employee accidentally got back at his new boss who insisted he "be here when the warehouse opens."