I Caught My Coworker Red-Handed on Video—Now I Wish I Hadn’t

Workplace relationships can becomplicated, especially when ambition, competition, and personal struggles collide. Intoday’s fast-paced professional world, people are often faced with difficult choices—ones that can impact not just careers, but reputations and lives. Sometimes, doing what seems right can still leave aperson feeling uncertain oreven guilty. AtBright Side, weoften hear from readers navigating tricky situations atwork. And recently, one reader sent inaheartfelt letter about aconflict that left her questioning whether she made the right decision.©Gabriel Martin / UnsplashHiBright Side,Iwork ataconsultancy agency. I’ve been with the company for 10years and was recently promoted. Right afterI got promoted, mywork files started vanishing from our shared drive. Acoworker, who had vied for myrole, would publicly point itout, saying things like, “Oh! Iguess our new boss forgot again!” SoIhad aplan!Iset upasecret backup system and started tokeep track ofeverything. Atlast, Icaught...