Well, where to start? I have access to personal information regarding my direct supervisor (won’t say how or what) and have found that Supervisor appears to be actively pursuing other jobs. Not to mention how sleazy I found out Supervisor really is! :eek:
My ponderance is this…should I tell my boss? I really am very loyal to him and think he should know, but my methods of obtaining this info are very questionable. He might ask how I found out and I wouldn’t be able to tell him.
Is it, like the title, NOMB? I kinda resent Supervisor lording shit over us when clearly not really into the job. What do y’all think?
Share with no one. Forget you saw it. Pretend it never happened. There is no good that can come of this, especially if you have “questionable” methods of discovering this info. If your supervisor is trying to find another job he’ll be gone in a matter of time anyway.
Is your supervisor doing something illegal? I may need to qualify my answer if that is the case. Otherwise, shove it in a drawer and forget about it.
Even if you got the information “honestly” I would still say you shouldn’t say anything. You’ll likely come across as scheming and ass-kissing rather than loyal, and your motives for volunteering such information would probably be questioned. Your supervisor has every right to pursue whatever job he wants, and even has the right to be a sleazeball if he so chooses.
So yes, definitely none of your business. Ignoring how you might have come across the information, doing something with it would make you no less of a sleazeball than you think your supervisor to be.
Think about it for a minute. Do you really think you’ll be perceived as a hero for divulging this? Look at how whistle blowers often fare in the real world. Even if whistle blowers are right they are often shunned and ejected from the organization after the fact. Very little upside for you in being a whistle blower in this situation, and plenty of downside. Unless lives are in danger, or laws are being broken you need to keep your own counsel.
Thanks for the replies folks. I’ll keep the info to myself. I appreciate the answers that people actually thought about.
Gotta say though, the references to shutting the f*** up are inappropriate in this forum and I certainly was not soliciting insults. So, on that note, if you can’t say something nice in IMHO, keep your own f***ing mouth shut. Or call me out in the PIT.
Ahhhh, well, thank you for the clarifier. :smack: I do appreciate it. I generally don’t insult individuals that frequent here, and do admit to almost hourly use of the word verbally as an intensifier. I concur.
I’m trying to imagine what would happen if the person I supervise told my boss I was looking for a job (Luckily, my boss is a woman and I don’t lord it over people (at least, I don’t think I do) - so you’re not talking about me… but I may or may not be a sleazeball ).
I’ve pretty much got the job I’m looking for, and am only waiting for the official offer, so I really wouldn’t care.
My boss wouldn’t care that much, since I’m probably going to tell her Wednesday anyway, and two days won’t give her any help filling my position (it took them almost three months to hire me).
Other people in the organization wouldn’t trust you because they’d know you volunteer information not concerning you to the boss.
If s/he didn’t get the job, it might be hard for you to continue working under your supervisor.
I really don’t see that you have a lot to gain from telling your supervisor’s boss.
Well, the only reason that I can claim the “high road” is that the Supervisor is conducting and responding to this job search on company time. They’re paying Supervisor to use their company assets to source a new position. Kinda crappy, if you ask me.
But I do agree that I wouldn’t want people to distrust me in a general sense - not wanting to talk or whatever for fear I’d repeat it. I NEVER repeat things to others that have been said about them. Don’t really want to stir up personal shit. Just want Supervisor to either put up or shut up (in a really loose sense).
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