Department head advises employee to disregard data issues for a product launch, then tries to distance himself when senior management questions the validity of the launch: ‘[A] written trail made it clear’

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• "Department head tried throwing me under the bus"

  
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• You'd think that the department head would applaud the employee's attention to detail and on-track opinion for the product launch. When senior management is involved, there's no room for error. The validity of the project in question is immediately at risk, and honestly, so are their roles. You don't mess around with data, especially with something so close to the e-commerce space. Money is on the line, fellas, and only one of you is worried about it.

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• When a superior expects their employee to take the heat for errors they did not make, that's just poor mentorship. Integrity goes a long way in respected workplaces, so if you're ever questioning whether or not you should do the right thing, you should probably do it anyway. Document the process, and never falter when in the workplace. You're there for a reason, and if you play your cards right, you will get off scot-free the way you were intended. The employee in this story refuses to take responsibility for a problem they initially tried fixing, rightfully so.

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