falsely accused

LegacyUser

i've been falsly accused of being late for work. my boss, who wasn't in when i was supposed to be late, pulled me into the office there, and asked me what time i got in yesterday.

i told him i was on time, and have a work collegue who can verify this.

he was all, ah right that's grand......

i asked who said it to him (i know who it is, a manager of sorts)

but he was all, you dont need to know who it is, everythings a o k!

so a friend of mine, has suggested lodging a complaint, or at least making a record of the incident.

i think this is probably a wise course of action, as this could happen again, and would be good to have it on record.

has anyone been down this road, and can offer advice.

or do you think i should just let it go.

Bard

You weren't actually late, you're not actually in trouble - the boss said 'ah right, that's grand' - so what's the point in lodging a complaint, aggravating things further and being seen as a troublemaker?

Just get on with your work, don't bother lodging a complaint, let the management deal with the person who reported it and wait and see if it happens again.

whiskeyman

agree with Bard here.
Nothing has come from it.
You defended yourself with the facts and they were accepted by your line manager.

Unless you think you're being treated unfairly for this reason, only then is action required.

Dellgirl

If the Manager deals with whoever reported you then leave it. If he doesnt i would go ahead.

Rew

The way I see it is you were accused of somthing you didnt do and your reputation was called in to doubt so you have every right to know who said it. I think you would have a right to know even if it was true.

I had a similar problem in work except more serious and im sorry that I never pointed out how they were on very dodgy legal ground and I should have looked for written aplogogies. They swept it under the carpet quite quickly realising the error of their ways but I was ready to casue trouble if they had taken it further (they were talking about sending memos to all staff etc).

grumpytrousers

Bard wrote:

You weren't actually late, you're not actually in trouble - the boss said 'ah right, that's grand' - so what's the point in lodging a complaint, aggravating things further and being seen as a troublemaker?

Just get on with your work, don't bother lodging a complaint, let the management deal with the person who reported it and wait and see if it happens again.

I'd agree. Don't get a name as somebody even mentioned in the same breath as troublemakers...Sooner or later your trouble making colleague who ratted on you will get what's going around.

And if they don't, you can - as a last resort - w@nk in his sandwiches....:D

LegacyUser

i might be paranoid, but this person could have it in for me, cant be sure.

while i'm pissed off with this, it's not my main motivation to make a complaint.

would it not be in my best interest to have this on record just in case further acusations arise.

i wouldn't demand to know who did it, i already know.

i'd just say i'd like a record of this for my own piece of mind.

grumpytrousers

paperclip wrote:

i might be paranoid, but this person could have it in for me, cant be sure.

while i'm pissed off with this, it's not my main motivation to make a complaint.

would it not be in my best interest to have this on record just in case further acusations arise.

i wouldn't demand to know who did it, i already know.

i'd just say i'd like a record of this for my own piece of mind.

No. I'd keep schtum. Assuming, for a second, that your 'record' is clean, then don't sully somebody elses.

If you assume that somebody has it in for you, then up your game and be ultra reasonable; their unreasonableness will come to the fore that much quicker, be noted by others, and you get the same end result.

I've worked with enough cnuts in my time to know EXACTLY what you feel, but believe me, you'll more than likely get no joy either way; on the other hand, wearing a sh!t eating grin every time you have dealings with 'em will infuriate them even more. Assumung you're a conscientious type, they'll never be really able to nail you...

simu

Let it go! Mountain out of a molehill tbh.

BAm MArgera

I'd kick up a fuss, trade unions, complain to them. Senior management, complain to them. Small claims court, supreme court, high court if you have to !!! This is a GROSS injustice!!!


(in case you didn't notice, I was being sarcastic, let it go)

Dellgirl

Clever with the sarcasm there.
Do you forsee this person carrying out more of this?

Does anyone else think that this could be the start of a bullying campaign or is that OTT?

simu

One incident does not a pattern make. Perhaps the other person made a genuine mistake! Nothing to worry about unless it starts recurring at regular intervals.

LegacyUser

general consences seems to be to let it go.

which i will.

i've told my work buddies about it, and to watch their backs too. so at least, if it does turn into a bullying campaign, they know about this incident and can back me up if this happens again.

thanks for feedback.

Hobbes

If you believe someone is bullying you in the workplace or has it in for you here is what you do.

Create a diary. List any incidents with dates or times. If the person you believe has it in for you make sure you document any incident that may put you into a questionable situation later. If you can get them to tell you do something by email all the better.

If it ever comes to a point where you can't take any more bring the stuff to your manager of the incidents and say you have a genuine grievance*. If he refuses to do anything you have a case to bring it to someone above his head or to court for harrassment. As it is the company that gets sued not the employee they take this stuff seriously.

* Just a note. If you feel a person is treating you badly in the workplace you are supposed to tell them beforehand to stop or what you find questionable.

BizzyC

paperclip wrote:

general consences seems to be to let it go.

which i will.

i've told my work buddies about it, and to watch their backs too. so at least, if it does turn into a bullying campaign, they know about this incident and can back me up if this happens again.

thanks for feedback.

That's probably best.

Just get co-workers to back you up in case further false claims are made.