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Who was in the wrong here?

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EwwPeople · 02/04/2026 12:34

I have my own opinions and bias on this so I’ll try to make this as fair and even as possible .

A while ago , we had a leaving do for a colleague. Early in the evening, with everyone present A did a big speech, lovely, some laughs, everyone clapped at the end , all good. Towards the end of the evening, a lot of people had left already, B also did a shorter speech. Again, some laughs, lovely, claps , all good.

However, A took great offence to this, and the night ended with a row.

The atmosphere is still tense in the office due to all of this.

One side is , that it was incredibly rude /attention seeking to do a second speech. So this would be YABU.

The other side is that it’s not that big of a deal, and even if it was the reaction to it was completely over the top. YANBU

I’m trying to keep this fairly vague so as not to be outing , and also like I originally said to keep things fair and not take sides, but I’m happy to add more context/detail if needed.

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LordEmsworth · 02/04/2026 12:45

What a pair of morons. Both wrong.

EwwPeople · 02/04/2026 12:44

TheNorns · 02/04/2026 12:44

So A and B are just colleagues of the person leaving the job, and who just made speeches at different times during the leaving party? And A chose to see it as a deliberate slight that B also made a speech, and started a row at the party?

Yes.

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Shedmistress · 02/04/2026 12:44

Who said A was the boss of who gives speeches? I'd suggest A needs to chill the fuck out.

TheNorns · 02/04/2026 12:44

So A and B are just colleagues of the person leaving the job, and who just made speeches at different times during the leaving party? And A chose to see it as a deliberate slight that B also made a speech, and started a row at the party?

OttersOnAPlane · 02/04/2026 12:44

B's speech sounds unnecessary but A's daft to get wound up about it.

Cherrysoup · 02/04/2026 12:42

Who was leaving? If A, then fair play or if A did it about the leaver, also fair. For B to then do another speech, if about the leaver, I'd say B was stepping on toes.

EwwPeople · 02/04/2026 12:41

takealettermsjones · 02/04/2026 12:36

Who was the person leaving? A/B/neither?

I don't think it's a big deal at all, unless B somehow implied A's speech was lacking.

A different senior colleague.

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EwwPeople · 02/04/2026 12:41

ILoveDaffodills · 02/04/2026 12:38

Are A &B in similar roles? Or is one management & one colleague?

not that it really matters, a is being an insecure muppet.

Same role. A has been here longer, but they’ve both been here years .

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WhatAMarvelousTune · 02/04/2026 12:39

A sounds tedious.

ToKittyornottoKitty · 02/04/2026 12:38

A is an idiot

ILoveDaffodills · 02/04/2026 12:38

Are A &B in similar roles? Or is one management & one colleague?

not that it really matters, a is being an insecure muppet.

takealettermsjones · 02/04/2026 12:36

Who was the person leaving? A/B/neither?

I don't think it's a big deal at all, unless B somehow implied A's speech was lacking.