I reported my manager for an ethics violation. Not-my-employment-lawyer, not-legal-advice especially welcome!
I have specific reasons to believe my manager claimed to be working when he was not, in order to take a longer vacation than we are allowed. That would mean he was also paid for those days. My coworkers (who don't report to him) were laughing about it at lunch.
You can probably imagine that there was already no love lost between my manager and me before this, and that's true. Before he left, my manager gave me a written warning that was, I believe (and my manager's boss told me she believes) to be unfair and unwarranted. I am a good employee -- I received a several thousand dollar performance award, and have been repeatedly recognized as a top performer. This was before my current manager, of course. My manager has a very autocratic, micro-managing style, and I have not been able to give him the degree of submission that he requires. I am the same person, but now my performance is rated as unsatisfactory, despite meeting or exceeding all the agreed upon business objectives.
For him to drag my name in the mud, presumably so he can build a case to fire me, and then for him to break the rules we all have to follow -- well, I reported it. He would know it was me anyway, I figured, so I gave my name. So what now?
There is a non-retaliation policy at my job. I thought that giving my name would protect me from his retaliation for reporting him. True?
How will this play out?
I figure, if I'm correct that he did what I think he did -- best case, they fire him, and I'm free to delight some new manager. But what's the worst case? They do nothing to him at all, maybe they don't even investigate, everyone knows I'm a snitch and shuns me, my manager's boss (whom I adore) get disciplined for letting the vacation scam happen, my manager fires me anyway. But what's the most likely case? No clue.
I think, if my manager fires me now, I will have been wrongfully terminated, but what does that mean in an "at-will" state? Could I have grounds to sue for reinstatement? All I want is to keep doing the work I love, at the company I love.
Before you tell me -- I could just get another job, yes, I thought of that. Thanks for any other insights you can offer me! |
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