Revenge

[DrFaroohk]

So I'm still seething at how I basically got screwed out of my job, and while I know I should just "get over it", I feel like I want to get even with them in some way.

Basically I want to report them to the Department of Labor for this thing that happened 2 years in which the old assistant manager was skimming payroll hours and bolstering her own - since everyone always clocked in at odd times (8:56 one day, 9:02 the next, etc...) no one ever noticed a few minutes missing off their paychecks. No idea how long it was going on but me and the manager busted her for it and we were both told that this had to stay QUIET and were threatened with our jobs.

I assume they wanted it quiet because the company is still legally obligated to pay all the employees for their time, and since they have no way of knowing off the bat how much everyone is owed, they would have to investigate payroll logs and see all the times she editted a time punch entry.

Since I no longer have a job, I feel no compulsion to keep this secret any longer.

I see several things going wrong with this, however.....

1) Maybe it's just plain been too long so no one cares, or similarly, knowing right off the bat that I'm pissed at the company my motives are probably suspect

2) I myself might get in hot water since I never said anything.

3) They might retaliate by firing my wife, who also works for the company

Any of these legit reasons not to do it, or are there other things I haven't thought of? Or should I just throw caution to the wind and write a nice letter to the department of labor?

[mandaliz8704]

This might be a dumb idea, but can you report them anonymously? I don't know if that would even be an option or not, I just thought I'd throw it out there.

[Dips]

Mr. Dips and some colleagues were laid off from a company many years ago. One of the other guys reported some questionable chemical disposal practices to the EPA. The EPA did not care about the motivation; they cared about the results of the soil tests. The company was fined $50,000.

It's ultimately up to you whether you report it. The fact that they reacted to the ex-manager's fraud by threatening you instead of making good on your back wages tells me that they have very little integrity.

I don't doubt that they would threaten your wife's job if they knew it was you who reported them. If you report it, make sure you do it anonymously.

[NightWatch]

I know a lot of company's have some sort of "whistle-blower" policy that is supposed to protect said whistle-blower from retaliation. I'd say it'd be worth it to report the company IF your wife can have another job lined up.