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Are You the Scapegoat at Work?

On The Job

If you don''t admit it, it''s going to come back to haunt you," he says. Take responsibility, say what you''ve learned from it, be willing to move on and don''t harp on it for six months." What if the mistake wasn''t really your fault, but you get the blame? You don''t want to become the scapegoat," he says.