To think the comment was completely unnecessary and frankly nasty?

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A friend's DD has just graduated.

She put a proud mom FB post up with details of this and encouragement for fantastic new grad role.

The FB post received over 100 positive responses.

Her DSIL put, and I quote "Congrats DNeice. Now. Welcome to the real world of commerce, in house politics, back stabbing and two faced 'friends'. I'd just stay on for another degree. 👏👏"

This was a couple of weeks ago, and friend is still rightly fuming, and feels it will affect all future interactions with her DSIL.

AIBU to think this reflects badly on the author?

It’s an odd thing to post but still being fuming about it weeks later seems a little extreme. I would let it go as a weird, inappropriate comment.

I wouldn’t write that on a Facebook but the comment is pretty true! The civil service for one is full of politics and backstabbing. I imagine most workplaces are.

Is she not talking about the world of work? Because in some places of work, it is exactly like that. Don’t really get the understandably fuming tbh.

No I think she’s trying to be funny. After all after years of working and all of the politics that go with it don’t we all look back at our years in education with rose tinted glasses?

That’s a total projection. It’s really nothing about the friend and her DD and all about the SIL and her own shit.

non issue

It's an odd think to post, but realistic in that many workplaces are like this, in both the public and private sectors.

Well, she ain't wrong, is she...

But yeah. Could have left it at congrats.

It was probably a joke. Not a good one but unless there’s a back story I’d move on.

What is she angry about?

Is there a drip feed coming about them 2 working together previously and this being aimed at the friend? I don't know why else would she be fuming and worrying about how it will affect future communications

Maybe she was joking in some skewed way?

It’s just a joke, don’t see what the fuss was a about.

Omg you are the friend, aren't you😂

Unnecessary but true. She clearly has a somewhat cynical and warped sense of humour. It’s the kind of thing I’d be tempted to say and then think better of.

“Fuming”... over this? I just read it as a (admittedly not a belly laugh inducing) joke? Seems very sensitive to react with any form of rage.

It's just a joke, I don't see the big deal either

I'd ask her was she okay, she's obviously been messed about somehow. Inappropriate but fuming over it after is as strange unless they dont like each other

I would have taken it as sarcasm although it's a little inappropriate. Fuming weeks later though?

nope, no drop feed abd certainly not the friend!

Maybe she should have taken it as a joke - it was a very contrasting post to the rest of the posts, so perhaps DF took it wrong.

I probably wouldn’t have posted it, but talk about overreaction!

It’s kind of true in that most workplaces some people are giant dickheads.

Your friend is still fuming about this? Is there some sort of backstory?

Drip not drop, sorry

As other posters said she's kinda speaking the truth.