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Praise in public. Criticize in private. Handle this one on one and at a minimum stick up for yourself in an effort to prevent this from happening again.
Agree with EY1. Make your feedback to your peer extremely specific. Instead of saying “you took credit for my work” say “when you talk about a deliverable that the group worked on, remember to describe it as work ‘we’ did. Your peers will notice and potentially resent you for speaking in first person about work that everyone contributed to.”
Don't let it go. Speak one on one with the person, and assert yourself. If it happens again, elevate. Not acceptable team behavior. Also, recognize that this person is not trustworthy and is capable of using others to get ahead. Forgive (if the person acknowledges when confronted) but do not forget.
Don't bring it up in front of the client. Ever.
What you should do is to talk to the colleague about it and see if they are apologetic and don't repeat it. Also mention it to the manager/senior manager on the project
Consulting is a team effort. The fact that your colleague isn’t a team player doesn’t mean you should stop being one. Let it go.
Thanks everyone for weighing in, I really appreciate it. I'm leaning towards addressing it with my colleague privately in a non-confrontational way. With the client, I don't think I will say anything unless an opportunity presents itself where I can subtlety mention it. I want credit for my work but not at the expense of making the team look like we are not on the same page.
Watch your back and everything else with this personn OP. Don't share anything that is not public knowledge about you or the firm or anything else.
Solid advice!!
I would let it go
What a jerk. This has happened to me. Say something to your colleague. You can also casually talk with client, mention the project and just slip in conversation on how you did xyz (in a modest manner of fact way)
..but def say something to colleague when no one else is around. Stand up for yourself. I actually didn’t do this but should have. Spineless people are disgusting
..was of course angry but I did not want to cause confusion in front of the group while presenting. I want to confront this person and say it's unappreciated and let the client know but also need to be diplomatic bc they are on my team. How would you handle this situation?
OP: solid plan. Keep your eye in the prize; no need to let client know
A senior manager once took credit for an entire deliverable I worked on - both externally as well as internally. I was naive and couldn’t believe something like that could ever happen, and despite having evidence, I didn’t get the recognition for it and it cost me a promotion. Definitely stand up for yourself, assess their attitude when you confront them, and let your manager know. These are the type of unethical people who go on to become backstabbing, untrustworthy leaders and need to be checked early.
Yikes!! Sorry that happened to you too. I appreciate your advice, thanks for sharing. @SC1
Is this person senior or junior to you?
Same level. Client knows this person and I are a part of the larger team but doesn't know the granular details of our roles towards the deliverables. The rest of our firm's team knows though.