Recently, I found myself in a somewhat strange situation at work. I had two nominations for an Insta Award, which, according to the rules, meant I could nominate myself if I wanted to. But I chose not to. Instead, I saw this as an opportunity to acknowledge two of my teammates, who I believed truly deserved recognition for their hard work. I didn’t think twice about it—after all, supporting each other is what teamwork is all about, right? However, things didn’t go as smoothly as I had expected. To my surprise, my manager was not pleased. I was called where I was met with an unexpected outburst. "What do you think of yourself? Are you the manager? Are you the lead? Who are you to nominate someone?" His words hit hard. I was instructed to immediately retract the nominations and send an apology email. At that moment, I was confused. Was I wrong to nominate others? As per my understanding, I could nominate anyone, so I decided to double-check with my previous manager. To my relie...