My Coworker Copied My Halloween Costume — and Won $500
I spent 3 weeks and $120 building a vintage circus ringmaster costume for our $500 office Halloween contest. Tailored tailcoat, gold epaulettes, LED-lit jacket.
My fatal mistake: sneak-peek build photos in the team Slack. Two days later Jake from sales saw my coat and said 'I'm doing something totally different.' He was lying.
Contest day: Jake walked in wearing MY costume idea — even my exact 'STEP RIGHT UP' sash wording. His sales team bloc-voted. He won the $500 and winked at me. HR wrote ME up for complaining.