craziest work scandal

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our VP (large Association in Old Town) got caught stealing toilet paper from the supply closet. Not the biggest scandal but she'd been doing it for 11 years.

How much toilet paper? Like a roll at a time or was she directing interns to load up her car with family packs? Did the pandemic toilet paper shortage have anything to do with her getting caught?

She was married with three kids and never bought TP for the 11 years she worked there. How much is that?

3 rolls a week x 52 weeks x 11 years= 1716 rolls.

That's a lot of Charmin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This one is is pretty recent - a result of the online only remote work and shortage of professionals, especially in IT at my company!

My company hires a lot of contractors - most as consultants through a hiring firm but lately a lot more direct as “contract to hire”. We are organized by function, and people from different functions are put on a project team. So my team has one from each function - developers, engineers, systems analysts, UX, business analyst, etc.

There was a developer hired and put on my project team last year whose status icon was always “away from desk”; he rarely showed up to video meetings calls, or was late, never got his tasks done. Had to be micromanaged - as in set up daily checkins to check his progress . He was very personable and told us about his hobbies but talked in circles - using industry terms, not answering the question, or saying nothing short of BS! He was full of excuses- waiting on someone’s work, analyzing issues, internet or AC problems, sick dog, etc. teammates were covering for him or just being nice or not wanting to “throw him under the bus.” But in a few one-on-ones a few frustrated people hinted to the issues.

After 4 months, he was just gone. We got a one-day notice!

I learned later, that HR found out he had 2 jobs. Full time six-figure paying jobs at 2 different companies that he was juggling Mon - Fri.

There was a long investigation, paper trail, time stamps, tracking on his company laptop, etc.

We were so low on staff that I’m not sure it would’ve been an issue, but he wasn’t performing this one job well. With the overhead the job really can be done in 4 hours per day - our developers only bill 6 productive hours, and their work is self-managed. I’m a business analyst and I get by with 3-4 hours of real work on a busy day, and the rest I’m chilling didn’t think to get another job!

There was a crazy story on this very board about a guy who showed up to work (I think it was all virtual) and it wasn't the same person they interviewed!!

[Anonymous]

There was a woman at my large federal agency who would come to the office, log in, and then leave the building to run her dog walking business in the community nearby. She'd come back to the office during the day and then log out at closing time and go home.

She was eventually caught and fired, but I low key admired that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I joined for a company where several people were having an affair including the CEO. They had the Christmas party and it was no spouse/significant other for that reason.

I came on to say the exact same thing!! If this was in Philly maybe we worked at the same company. If not it is even worse that this has happened at multiple companies!

Lol, "if"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There was a woman at my large federal agency who would come to the office, log in, and then leave the building to run her dog walking business in the community nearby. She'd come back to the office during the day and then log out at closing time and go home.

She was eventually caught and fired, but I low key admired that.

Love this. The government sucks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our VP (large Association in Old Town) got caught stealing toilet paper from the supply closet. Not the biggest scandal but she'd been doing it for 11 years.

How much toilet paper? Like a roll at a time or was she directing interns to load up her car with family packs? Did the pandemic toilet paper shortage have anything to do with her getting caught?

She was married with three kids and never bought TP for the 11 years she worked there. How much is that?

3 rolls a week x 52 weeks x 11 years= 1716 rolls.

That's a lot of Charmin.

The work toilet paper is shitty quality though.
I used to FedEx company toilet paper to a poor relative on the company dime though, so there's that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This one is is pretty recent - a result of the online only remote work and shortage of professionals, especially in IT at my company!

My company hires a lot of contractors - most as consultants through a hiring firm but lately a lot more direct as “contract to hire”. We are organized by function, and people from different functions are put on a project team. So my team has one from each function - developers, engineers, systems analysts, UX, business analyst, etc.

There was a developer hired and put on my project team last year whose status icon was always “away from desk”; he rarely showed up to video meetings calls, or was late, never got his tasks done. Had to be micromanaged - as in set up daily checkins to check his progress . He was very personable and told us about his hobbies but talked in circles - using industry terms, not answering the question, or saying nothing short of BS! He was full of excuses- waiting on someone’s work, analyzing issues, internet or AC problems, sick dog, etc. teammates were covering for him or just being nice or not wanting to “throw him under the bus.” But in a few one-on-ones a few frustrated people hinted to the issues.

After 4 months, he was just gone. We got a one-day notice!

I learned later, that HR found out he had 2 jobs. Full time six-figure paying jobs at 2 different companies that he was juggling Mon - Fri.

There was a long investigation, paper trail, time stamps, tracking on his company laptop, etc.

We were so low on staff that I’m not sure it would’ve been an issue, but he wasn’t performing this one job well. With the overhead the job really can be done in 4 hours per day - our developers only bill 6 productive hours, and their work is self-managed. I’m a business analyst and I get by with 3-4 hours of real work on a busy day, and the rest I’m chilling didn’t think to get another job!

A friend of mine did this. Both jobs were remote, so he was doing 2 jobs at once in IT security. The thing is, he actually delivered on both. I think he worked 10-12 hours/day to produce enough at each 8 hour job to keep them happy. He needed the money and he did good work.

[Anonymous]

My old boss has a run of terrible assistants, but the worst just didn't book the return flights for him and his family home from their summer vacation in Italy. When he called to use miles to come back he found out she had drained his millage account.

Same assistant also used to purchase visa gift cards at Safeway with the company credit card.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My old boss has a run of terrible assistants, but the worst just didn't book the return flights for him and his family home from their summer vacation in Italy. When he called to use miles to come back he found out she had drained his millage account.

Same assistant also used to purchase visa gift cards at Safeway with the company credit card.

Are you supposed to use your work assistant to book non-work-related travel?

[Anonymous]

I wonder worked at United Health Care in Plano, TX. A husband of a woman there thought she was cheating and came to work and shot her. Later down the years, I had a direct coworker who was sleeping with a guy in another department while her husband was around the corner in the next department. Super stressful as the guys would often just miss each other. Well, it all came to a head. My best friends at work and I returned from lunch to find the parking lot filled with cop cars and ambulances. The secret was out, the coworker got mad and she got in her car and ran her husband over with the car. I really cannot believe it. She did not kill him but got a divorce and is not with either of them now. They had 3 daughters at the time and the AP guy was one of the kids' coaches and had a family of 5 too. Yuck!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This one is is pretty recent - a result of the online only remote work and shortage of professionals, especially in IT at my company!

My company hires a lot of contractors - most as consultants through a hiring firm but lately a lot more direct as “contract to hire”. We are organized by function, and people from different functions are put on a project team. So my team has one from each function - developers, engineers, systems analysts, UX, business analyst, etc.

There was a developer hired and put on my project team last year whose status icon was always “away from desk”; he rarely showed up to video meetings calls, or was late, never got his tasks done. Had to be micromanaged - as in set up daily checkins to check his progress . He was very personable and told us about his hobbies but talked in circles - using industry terms, not answering the question, or saying nothing short of BS! He was full of excuses- waiting on someone’s work, analyzing issues, internet or AC problems, sick dog, etc. teammates were covering for him or just being nice or not wanting to “throw him under the bus.” But in a few one-on-ones a few frustrated people hinted to the issues.

After 4 months, he was just gone. We got a one-day notice!

I learned later, that HR found out he had 2 jobs. Full time six-figure paying jobs at 2 different companies that he was juggling Mon - Fri.

There was a long investigation, paper trail, time stamps, tracking on his company laptop, etc.

We were so low on staff that I’m not sure it would’ve been an issue, but he wasn’t performing this one job well. With the overhead the job really can be done in 4 hours per day - our developers only bill 6 productive hours, and their work is self-managed. I’m a business analyst and I get by with 3-4 hours of real work on a busy day, and the rest I’m chilling didn’t think to get another job!

I am a tech exec and I have uncovered three cases of this in the last 18 months.

[Anonymous]

More sad than scandalous: We had a guy -smart and personable -who apparently got addicted to drugs. Meth maybe. His behavior became more and more extreme over the course of a few years, missing work, sleeping on the floor under his desk, skulking around the office stairwells, saying crazy things. His manager tried to help, but ultimately took steps to fire him. Before he could, he OD'd and died.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:More sad than scandalous: We had a guy -smart and personable -who apparently got addicted to drugs. Meth maybe. His behavior became more and more extreme over the course of a few years, missing work, sleeping on the floor under his desk, skulking around the office stairwells, saying crazy things. His manager tried to help, but ultimately took steps to fire him. Before he could, he OD'd and died.

We have cubicles, so when my coworker slept on her floor it was obvious and weird to everyone walking by. There were multiple car accidents, seizures she said her doctors said were just a mystery. She slurred her words. Said weird inappropriate things to clients. Eventually she was let go.

She was a good person, and actually one of the nicest people to work with in a toxic environment.

But yeah, your description of sleeping under the desk reminded me of her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder worked at United Health Care in Plano, TX. A husband of a woman there thought she was cheating and came to work and shot her. Later down the years, I had a direct coworker who was sleeping with a guy in another department while her husband was around the corner in the next department. Super stressful as the guys would often just miss each other. Well, it all came to a head. My best friends at work and I returned from lunch to find the parking lot filled with cop cars and ambulances. The secret was out, the coworker got mad and she got in her car and ran her husband over with the car. I really cannot believe it. She did not kill him but got a divorce and is not with either of them now. They had 3 daughters at the time and the AP guy was one of the kids' coaches and had a family of 5 too. Yuck!!

I find it funny you only point out she got a divorce. Did she go to jail for attempted manslaughter or not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I wonder worked at United Health Care in Plano, TX. A husband of a woman there thought she was cheating and came to work and shot her. Later down the years, I had a direct coworker who was sleeping with a guy in another department while her husband was around the corner in the next department. Super stressful as the guys would often just miss each other. Well, it all came to a head. My best friends at work and I returned from lunch to find the parking lot filled with cop cars and ambulances. The secret was out, the coworker got mad and she got in her car and ran her husband over with the car. I really cannot believe it. She did not kill him but got a divorce and is not with either of them now. They had 3 daughters at the time and the AP guy was one of the kids' coaches and had a family of 5 too. Yuck!!

I find it funny you only point out she got a divorce. Did she go to jail for attempted manslaughter or not?

And why run over the husband? He seems like a victim! How hurt was he?