A few weeks ago I posted a small rant about our Payroll person sharing confidential information with me - maybe others.
That hasn't changed. I've started recording the day/time/what was said.
Not sure it will do any good. I'm picking this battle carefully. Especially after our more recent incident.
Our department was under investigation for a human rights complaint from a short term employee - 3 weeks to be exact. He had an attitude, was extremely rude, snarky, and inappropriate most of the time. Swore at me twice on his last day. To the point I had to change my voice tone to a more stern position, telling him to settle down. He waited till his last day to file the complaint. which I find suspicious, considering the day in question was a week before he quit.
We gave him the benefit of the doubt; we thought maybe (in his head) he was being funny. He wasn't.
Long story: We were all interviewed regarding a specific day with the HR department. Asked specific questions etc. Payroll person wasn't there the day in question. She went on and on how she wouldn't say anything even if she was there etc.
I threw him under the bus. Hard. There is no way I'm going to let someone kick us after he's gone.
I contacted an employment lawyer to inquire what our rights are, should this go south. His first question was - "why did he wait until after he left to file the complaint?"
Fast forward to this past week - we were finally addressed as a department with all the executives present. Had a short toolbox talk regarding what is/n't appropriate in the workplace.
Payroll person - for one that claims she wouldn't say anything - she threw all of us under the bus.
Certain topics can be a little off-kilter, but they're never loud or malicious. I could tell by the look on my teams face they were furious.
I took a deep breath and added to the list. Without naming her, I mentioned discussing bonuses, wages, etc were inappropriate. The team knew exactly what I was doing, said the look on her face dropped, originally being smug was now was white in shock or disbelief.
In short, we collectively agreed that we felt we'd been attacked without a chance to defend ourselves since they won't divulge what was said. Yet, we're reprimanded. The executives asked for transparency, we gave it to them.
Payroll person hasn't said anything to me regarding throwing her under the bus. She still discusses payroll topics with me. I'm slowly learning her tell. I will use that to my advantage in protecting myself. I don't discuss anything with her. Not my dating life, casual outings etc.
Needless to say, our morale is down a bit, everyone is afraid to talk about anything.
That's all for now.
