Whistleblowing

[Slazengerbag]

I had to tell my manager twice this week about a colleague. Both times she was completely in the wrong and I’m 100% confident with that ( my manager agreed) she was doing wrong but I feel like crap about it.

She’s off until Monday so she won’t know until she gets back. She will know that both times it was me who reported her. There is no one else it could of been.

My colleague is kind of a friend, we talk at work and have been out socially with part of a group a few times. I’m worried for her. Selfishly I’m also worried that people are going to hate me for dobbing her in and it looks like I was telling tales. I feel sick about it.

Has anyone else had to do this? Did it have any impact on your relationships at work? Did you feel guilty like I do?

I don’t want to give details but it was safeguarding that I reported.

I am not bothered about friendship at work personally. I get on with people, but after having been promoted a few times, I am 100% sure you need to be clear you are there to do a job first, make friends 2nd.

It depends what exactly you told about her. If you were genuinely concerned about safeguarding, how could you not tell! You have your priorities right.

Did she do something wrong or that could lead to someone getting hurt? If so then defo you did the right thing.

If its just nitpicking on your side then youve done wrong.

But with you seeming worried about it i dont think its the latter.

Whilstleblowing policies are there for a reason.

I missed the last part. Safeguarding? You did right. Youre protecting someone. Doesnt matter what others or she thinks. And the fact you had to so this twice says something about this person, friend or not.

Whatever she did, was it intentional or mistake? Intentional could lead to her dismissal depending on the severity of it, mistake will likely lead to a warning and more training before shes allowed back to work.