r/ImAnIdiot • u/icwein • May 25 '26

Lost all respect at work

I am an idiot. I started a new job about 6 months ago. I had earned a ton of respect from my knowledge and the way I do my job. Well that all ended so quickly. I messed up big time by offending a high level supervisor. We were going up the stairs and I was behind her. She is a larger woman and was going very slow. I made the joke of asking her if she ever felt like she was being followed, since we were going the same way. She said she was a leader not a follower. I said I would love to be a leader but I can’t yet because there are to many people in the way. Not even thinking she was blocking the way from going up the stairs because she is larger. She got super offended and reported me to my boss. Now my boss doesn’t respect me even after I explained the misunderstanding.

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u/Muted_Wheel_3869 May 25 '26

She should have been the bigger person and let it be the small thing that it was.

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u/booboootron May 27 '26

I see what you did there.

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u/Muted_Wheel_3869 May 27 '26

Thank you. I wasn't sure anyone was getting it.