Yep. Everyone has learning moments where they’re an asshole at some point though. At the time I was concerned about keeping my job. I think the part that matters is if you reflect and learn from the situation.
I think it’s also worth bearing in mind that he was told to by his bosses as part of his job. I understand it would be nice to let her know, but risking your employment (and therefore your income, home, healthcare, etc.), is a bad idea. Unfortunately I think OP was caught behind a rock and a hard place. The blame here falls on management, as it usually does, not on OP.
There were several ridiculous things she got away with and these weren’t even what was cited as the reason they fired her.
-Stole the company Thanksgiving turkey
-She would take every single snack in the office and shove them all inside her desk.
-At one point she was trying to build a gaming PC at home and took the RAM out of her work desktop. She then came running to IT because her computer wouldn’t work.
-Fried the wiring in a whole section of cubicles by running multiple plug-in heaters at once.
You were asked to be a total asshole and you complied.
Yep. Everyone has learning moments where they’re an asshole at some point though. At the time I was concerned about keeping my job. I think the part that matters is if you reflect and learn from the situation.
I think it’s also worth bearing in mind that he was told to by his bosses as part of his job. I understand it would be nice to let her know, but risking your employment (and therefore your income, home, healthcare, etc.), is a bad idea. Unfortunately I think OP was caught behind a rock and a hard place. The blame here falls on management, as it usually does, not on OP.
In the company’s defense, stealing an entire turkey is Lex Luthor levels of villainy.
There were several ridiculous things she got away with and these weren’t even what was cited as the reason they fired her.
-Stole the company Thanksgiving turkey
-She would take every single snack in the office and shove them all inside her desk.
-At one point she was trying to build a gaming PC at home and took the RAM out of her work desktop. She then came running to IT because her computer wouldn’t work.
-Fried the wiring in a whole section of cubicles by running multiple plug-in heaters at once.