Employee Finally Gets Called Out For Constant Lateness, Reports It As Harassment

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Eric Lund
Nov 4, 2021 11:00 AM EDT

Having a lenient boss is great. But lenient bosses often know when they're being lenient, and taking advantage of that can lead to a world of trouble. What should have been this dude's wake-up call turned into his own call to action where he decided to dig his hole even deeper. Not a great move, but a pretty typical one among coworkers who get fired at record seed.

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    Font - Posted by u/All_Sewn_Up_545 1 day ago 2 4 AITA for firing a guy for "being late Not the A- A guy i manage is ALWAYS late. 5-25 minutes, every time. Generally speaking, its not a big deal and it had no effect on the operation, so i let it slide. These guys work on call, so even the most diligent guys are occasionally 5-10 minutes late. Most just call me, and give me a heads up beforehand. However after noticing a pattern i spoke to this individual and said "if you are going to be late, i n
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    Font - Next time he is on duty, he shows up 25 minutes late. No call. I find him, and let him Inow that he is getting a "formal reprimand" and the next time he is late it will be a 10 day suspension. Thats the standard procedure. He tells me he is sorry, and it wont happen again. But then two days later my HR director calls me and says a complaint was filed against me for harrassment. The guy was claiming it was the 1st time he was ever late, and that it was less than 6 minutes. Also that i allo
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    Font - Im pissed and i start digging through records and security footage for the past 30 days. I find emails where I documented conversations, and 5 instances of him showing up 30+ minutes late. I gather this all and send it to HR. They agree to reinstate the "formal reprimand". But i insist that we go after him for dishonesty and insubordination, both firable offenses. So, unless I withdraw those claims against him in the next 7days he will remain fired. I am secure in my decision, but ive hea
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    Rectangle - holy_roman_emperor - 1d ( Partassipant [2] NTA. Instead of taking the punishment, he tried to have YOU reprimanded.
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    Mammal - EwokGodfather · 1d NTA ... at this point it's not just the lateness. He chose to escalate by going after you. I think you're workplace is better off without a guy like that tbh
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    Font - StAlvis - 1d Prime Ministurd [515] NTA But i insist that we go after him for dishonesty and insubordination, both firable offenses. GOOD. He lied.
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    Font - ForwardPlenty - 1d e Pooperintendant [55] NTA You gave him a warning. Instead of saying, "Okay, I get it, you are the boss, and I will change my behavior," he went to HR and lied. Put you in a bad light and said you were harassing him. He thought he could get away with that, and bet the farm on the fact that you had no documentation or evidence. That right there is intolerable behavior, and the reward for that is a learning experience that he gets to go find another job and he doesn't get
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    Rectangle - dustyprocess - 1d Partassipant [3] NTA. Make sure to document everything you do - this guy is going to sue when he gets fired, and he's already shown he's willing to lie. Plaintiffs lawyers' dream client.
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    Font - Unlucky-Profession41 · 1d He knowingly lied about you, put your career in jeopardy, after all the chances you gave him. He could've swallowed the formal reprimand and done better as an employee, but he decided to be spiteful... and lie. So he gots to go. As an aside, why was HR so wishy washy about the whole thing? Making you rescind the reprimand before doing an investigation into his claim or anything? Hmm NTA
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    Font - sashikku · 1d Partassipant [3] NTA. Instead of just getting to work on time, he decided to threaten your job. You made the right decision in having him fired. That working relationship would have been a thorn in your side for years to come had you not nipped it in the bud. It was you or him, and you chose you.
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    Font - PyroBebop · 1d NTA - My company is very lenient with arrival times, lunch breaks, and leaving. Want to leave early ? Show up early or don't take a lunch. Show up late ? Let your boss know and make up for it by staying a bit late or cutting lunch short. It's amazing and i love it. This guy is taking advantage of a lenient system then got called out for abusing it. He didn't like what happened and decided to escalated it by lying about the whole situation. Played a stupid game, won a stupid
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