'I told the head of HR that no one cares about his survey': Employee ruins his chance at a promotion by accidentally badmouthing company survey to HR's face

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Apr 4, 2024 8:00 AM EDT

We all know that company surveys rarely result in any meaningful change, but perhaps it's a good idea not to say that directly to the head of HR.

In fairness, this employee did not realize that the strange man in the suit whom he had never seen before was technically the head of the Human Resources department. This alone is a tell-tale sign that this company was a toxic work environment. It's not the employee's fault if the head of HR is so mysterious and unknowable that no one recognizes his presence at the office. That kind of defeats the purpose of HR entirely.

Regardless, this employee shared how his negative remarks about the company survey ended up backfiring majorly when he was up for a promotion in the ensuing weeks. Despite his qualifications and excellent interviews for the new position, guess who got in the way of finalizing the promotion at the last minute? That would be the mysterious and unknowable head of HR!

Keep scrolling below for the full story in the employee's words. For more stories like this, check out this post about a worker who got fired for taking a computer mouse from the recycled electronics bin.