In a post shared on Reddit’s coworker stories community, a restaurant manager explained that her trainee seemed to be copying a surprising number of things they did. At first, it didn’t feel like a big deal, people take inspiration from others all the time, especially in a workplace where everyone sees each other every day. But slowly, the similarities started stacking up.
According to the poster, the coworker began adopting many of the same choices, from style details to daily habits, often shortly after the original poster mentioned or started doing them. What initially felt like a harmless overlap began to feel a bit strange, leaving the manager wondering if the pattern was real. That uncertainty encouraged them to turn to Reddit for perspective.



