Boss Stealing Credit Cartoon | Brilliant Idea, Wrong Name

The Scenario: In this boss stealing credit cartoon, we see the classic power dynamic of the corporate hierarchy at its most transparent.

A manager calmly reviews a brilliant presentation deck, only to question why the presenter had the audacity to put their own name on the cover.

It captures the "subtle theft" of leadership—where mentorship is often just a polite term for rebranding a subordinate’s effort as a personal win for the manager.

The Observation: This narrative identifies the "Executive Eraser" effect, where team contributions are wiped away just before they reach senior leadership.

At Kaapi with Ravi, we observe that the most toxic bosses are those who treat their team’s intellect as their own private property. This post is a core component of our credit stealing cartoons cluster, focusing on the specific betrayal of the manager-employee relationship.

It serves as a reminder that in many offices, the reward for good work isn't a promotion—it’s seeing your boss get one because of it.

Having a boss who steals credit is like ghostwriting a bestseller and watching your publisher take all the royalties and the movie deal.

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• Series: Credit Stealing Cartoons 

  
  

• Theme: Office Politics Cartoons