Broke the law

[Lotsoflaughs]

A woman I work with has openly admitted she has done something criminal. If our company found out - it would be enough to get her the sack.

Would you report her?

She has openly admitted to a few of us what she’s done. There is no love lost between her and I and if I report It; I may face people suspecting it was me and effect long term job opportunities

Any advice.

I thinnk it depends onbthe job and the criminal act , ie if shes a nurse for example and you think it compromises her professionalism and her ability to do the job.

We have to know what she did in order to give advise.

We have to know what she did in order to give advise.

Yup! But, my money is on: "can't say, it's too outing".

I'm sure a lot of us break the law every day, speeding or illegal parking, smoking weed, accidentally shoplifting at the self-service tills.

Huge difference between something minor and something major.

*PARKED, not poked ffs

Come on let's have the drip feed.

Leave it a month or two..., til the details of her confession are forgotten. Then report

Nobody will think it's you so long after

What law did she break?

Massively depends on what she did!

Obviously!

Does she plan to do it again? Is she telling people because she thinks she's got away with it? Will any of you be implicated by not reporting it at the time?

What did she do?

How did she break the law, does it affect her job or clients, how do you know it's true.

PARKED, not poked ffs grin

Both not acceptable on a double yellow 😱

Can’t say on that info. Is she still doing it? Is it likely to bring the company into disrepute?

Yabbers

Why would you be reporting it - because you dont like her or because if affects her ability to do the job and the company reputation

Which comes to the second point is it on company time and relates to her job or in her own personal time

Because you need to be clear WHY you are reporting

It depends what she did really and if she served time or been punished for it.

You could potentially be hindering a women trying to rebuild her life etc.

What is it with the cryptic posts that only tell half a tale on here today?

YABU for not providing enough information for us to make a call either way, OP.

Yes depends what she has done. Speeding fine probably not.
Stealing money from work or abusing a child absolutely.

You haven’t said whether or not she has been apprehended for this criminal act.

Where I work you have to be arrested for something before it starts to potentially affect your employment, unless of course the employer was the victim e.g. you stole from the company, they won’t wait for the police to get involved before dismissing you. Depending on the crime, You’re arrested for something, maybe you won’t get sacked. Charged, more likely. Remanded, highly likely. Convicted, definitely.

Pointless question.
Depends entirely on circumstances.

Did the law win?

Did she break the law at work?

Did she break the law recently or a long time ago?

How serious was her criminal act?

Unless she has comited a murder or maybe fraud against the company then I would keep my nose out. I’m sure if it was anything that bad she wouldn’t be telling people.

agree with @lovemusic33

Hmm ok, what would be the consequence for you if your other colleague reported it and you didn’t? My work would take a very dim view of someone knowing about a crime and not reporting it. I would be angry that someone told me because I would have no choice but to report it or face being punished for keeping it quiet.