The context of the following conversation is Sydney went and complained to her boss about a co-worker. This affected a person's position in the company.:
Sydney says So I ended up getting one of my co-workers demoted..
The friend responds How did that happen?.
Sydney responds They were never doing their work on time and always passing it on to others..
The friend responds I hate those types of people that can't pull their own weight..
Sydney responds Tell me about it, I complained to my boss and it was taken care of pretty soon after that..
The friend responds Well I'm glad you spoke up. If you didn't they would have kept taking advantage of peoples' kindness..