so yeah… i basically nuked my best friend’s career in the dumbest, pettiest way possible.
we worked together for years, same place, same grind. one night we’re out, we run into our boss’s wife. i’m drunk, she’s drunk, and i’m flirting just because i can. nothing actually happens, but i take some stupid selfies with her, like way too close, and send them to myself for laughs.

my friend gets all jealous and weird about it, accusing me of “stealing her shot” at the boss’s wife (???). whatever. i let it slide.
fast forward a couple weeks — we’re both up for the same promotion. she starts getting cocky, talking about how “it’s basically hers.” so, me being the absolute a###### i am, i casually “mention” to the boss that i’ve seen his wife out getting handsy with someone from work. i don’t even say who. i just leave it hanging.

boss puts two and two together (badly), and suddenly my friend’s being called into HR. she gets suspended, “pending investigation,” and never comes back.
guess who got the promotion? yeah. me. and yeah, i feel bad… sometimes. but mostly? i just think about how she was already picking out “her” office chair before the interviews even started.