Credit Stealing Cartoon – Performance Review Humor
- Ravi
- Dec 13
- 1 min read
Performance reviews are meant to be about accountability, ownership, and honest reflection.At least, that’s how they’re officially described.
This credit stealing cartoon imagines a version of that conversation where the employee is brutally honest — not about effort or results, but about what really went wrong.
Punchline - Credit Stealing Cartoon
I alone am responsible for a weak quarter…failed to steal credit for four deals.
What This Cartoon Is Exploring
Corporate language loves responsibility — especially when performance dips. Employees are encouraged to “own the outcome,” “take accountability,” and “reflect honestly.”
This cartoon follows that script… right up until the final line.
The confession isn’t about missing targets or lacking effort —it’s about failing at the unspoken game of credit acquisition.
Workplace Reality Behind the Joke
In many organisations:
Recognition doesn’t always follow contribution
Visibility often matters more than execution
Credit travels faster than the work itself
Success is sometimes about who tells the story first
This cartoon exaggerates that uncomfortable truth into a single, deadpan moment.
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