Missing highly sensitive file all of a sudden lands back on the desk

And your first thought was to post about this sensitive issue on the internet and conduct an informal poll of what other people would do ?


You aren't the same person who was posting about the office politics of the local neighbourhood watch club a few weeks ago are you ?

Am i the only one that wants to know what was written in the file?

I think Dizzy should be the subject of the next "accident" file.....

Chinasea wrote: »

Had a serious enough incident in work of late. Very important HR file with confidential & sensitive info went missing. The file was not in my charge at the time it went missing but because I am involved in signing off part I was quizzed several times as to its whereabouts. I searched high and low just in case but knew fine well it was out of my hands. I had an idea where it could be i.e. dizzy executive in charge who was trying to blame me for losing it.

Dizzy went on holidays and the next afternoon it lands on the boss’s desk. The only way it could have got there was if she had found it and handed it to an accomplice whom is a senior person in the company (if I am guessing right) using the holiday as an alibi.

I am suspected now of sneaking it back on the desk which really pisses me off. The boss doesn’t see the big deal but that’s cause she’s wants to keep her head in the sand.

What do I do? The Dizzy lady is back from holidays at the end of next week, how do I get her to come clean so we can continue to work without contention and I don’t fester?

I wouldn't keep quiet on this was as the future implications may create further problems for your employer particularly as this is a HR related issue. I would be extremely concerned at who had access to the file, is there information missing and what could be the future implications if the information were to be used either for or against you/the employer in future.

I'm slightly confused from reading your post!! so not sure if I can help!

If you are responsible for the actions of ''dizzy'' though she may have made the mistake or being in charge of the file at the time. They may go directly to you if your responsible for driving safe guarding of files and implementing practice/procedures within your working environment. Was the individual involved capable or understood fully the implications of the sensitive nature of the file and future implications? I would certainly question how did this just ''disappear'' and eventually turn up.


If you are not directly responsible for the actions of ''dizzy'' then I would certainly highlight (without getting angered or disgruntled!) this directly with ''dizzy'' what happened? She also has a responsibility to her role and if she is not doing her job as she should I would have some concerns over this particularly in future as its likely to infringe on trust again of course if there is a responsibility on you to manage her well you could face another future situation.