alleged statements
dynamite9551
113 Posts
an employee called me the other day to advise that another employee made very slanderous comments to someone about office staff and our medical practice. what that person did not know is the persons to whom these comments were allegedly made, is the niece & sister of the employee who called me. so i guess she got this information via 3dd party? anyway, the person who was accused of having said these things will soon be my daughter in law and currently works in our medical office (she does not report to me however) although i am the office manager. while i do not want to believe the allegations, i must investigate the other employee's complaint. it is already a "she said". "she said" situation. one says she did, the other says she didn;t. i do not believe any of these comments can be proven. the doctor involved, also a partner, wants to hold a meeting between himself, the employee accused, the niece who is the accuser, and myself as the office manager. i'm not sure if such a meeting will result in a resolution, but I sure would like some help on how to proceed with this incident. thanks!
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If my mother-in-law were asked the quesion, Do you think ......., her responce would be "Absolutely! Rita is very outspoken or bird-brained or whatever." Got the picture?
You may be well advised to check around in your circle of friends for a new job for your son's fiancee'.
If the situation does not resolve itself and further actions are needed, then you will be looking squarely at Don's suggestion that you recuse yourself because then you cannot win. Either your daughter-in-law-to-be did make the comments and you must get involved in the discipline process, which will make that 4th of July family bbq a lot of fun, or you end up with her side and be forever accused of bias. The subsequent morale issues in the workplace could be quite damaging.
Play the hand out a bit and see what the other players do before you toss in the cards and wait for a hand you can win.
PORK