Long story short: I worked for a national charity for quite a few years. I was well respected and thought highly of by area managers over the years. We then got a new (male) area manager. A junior I worked with made up lies about me and I was suspended and then was involved in a big investigation for a few months as a result. My area manager mentioned something “off the record” (his words) to me about something the head of retail had said about me to him, basically making out that the allegations must have been true. The head of retail had actually remembered something incorrectly and it wasn’t true at all! (Can be proven). Anyway, there was not enough evidence and it was all dropped and I returned to work, but I felt he always had it in for me. I left in the end as it all caused me so much stress. The junior who reported me also went on sick leave and never returned (she has all kinds of issues). I chose to forgive her for all the drama she caused so I could move on (it caused me so much stress so I felt I had to, even though I’ll forever hate her). I found out from her that my area manager forgot to tell head office that she had left and so she continued to be on pay roll for a few months after leaving and was paid full wage. This was never found out by the company although he was aware.
I’ve been gone 4 years and am now in a job I love. I get worked up about how I felt he took her word as the truth and made me look bad, plus the cock up with continuing to pay her. Should I report him to the charity or leave it in the past? I’m not sure who to contact or how to go about it if I were to.