She Reported Her Boss’s Niece To HR After The Girl Almost Got Her Fired By Trying To Pin A Mistake On Her
In a workplace where last names matter more than accountability, telling the truth can feel like picking a fight you’re destined to lose.
She didn’t ask for conflict—she just refused to take the fall for someone else’s mistake. But now, after proving her innocence and filing a complaint, the air around her feels colder, the stares sharper.
And while everyone keeps whispering that going against family is a bad idea, she’s wondering if staying silent would’ve been worse.
This 27-year-old woman works at a tiny company, and her boss’s 30-year-old niece, named Alyssa, works there too.
Alyssa is not a good employee at all, as she constantly shows up late to the office, hardly does any work, and gets applauded because she’s part of the family, and nepotism flies there.
“A few weeks ago, she forgot to send a major file to a client, and it cost us a pretty big deal. Instead of owning up, she told our boss that I must’ve deleted the file ‘by accident’ since I had access to the folder too,” she explained.
“Next thing I know, I’m getting pulled into a meeting and low-key interrogated like I’m incompetent. Luckily, I had email receipts and timestamps proving I never even touched that file.”
“The boss just said ‘misunderstandings happen’ and moved on, but Alyssa didn’t even apologize, just smirked and said, ‘guess we’re all human.'”
She was so angry that she went to HR and filed a complaint with them. Ever since she did that, the office mood has been awkward.
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Some of her coworkers have mentioned she should have dropped the topic, as going against Alyssa and her family won’t work out well for her.
She isn’t trying to create drama or cause problems; she’s concerned that Alyssa would have gotten her fired for blaming a mistake on her instead of taking accountability.
She’s left wondering if it would be wrong of her to make sure HR does something about Alyssa, or if she should back up a bit before things get worse.
What advice do you have for her?
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