Employee Whistleblowers: How Going To Human Resources Can Get You Fired

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Facing a workplace concern?
You may think going to human resources is the right thing to do.
But the truth is -- if your employer isn't engaging in unlawful activities you aren't necessarily protected as you think.
Bringing complaints to human resources may get you fired - because not everything is protected.
You need to pick and choose your battles in the workplace.
In this video I walk through a common scenario where you bring a complaint forward only to get fired from your job.
The key distinction here is that not everything you complain about in the workplace is illegal, and if not - your job may be on the line.
BUT...
Don't worry - that's what we are here for.
If you are facing an employment situation and are unsure as to what your next action should be.
Reach out and share what it is with us. We review every case personally, no charge, no obligation - and I'll help answer your questions and let you know what your options are.
It's vital you know what your lawyer can AND can't accomplish for you.
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[@Obecox]

I worked in HR and the truth is that if the HR Manager gets along with the supervisor or managers, the poor little employee will get harrassed and no one will care

[@newnew4142]

That's crazy human resources is such a fraud. They pretend to be supportive but dismantle the employee in the longrun

[@bluegrassman3040]

Never trust anyone who works in any HR department…

[@erichemard7066]

HR and the safety department is only there to protect the company. The same lawyers write up the policies and procedures for both departments

[@MrBlizzard769]

Get an attorney . That’s how you beat them .

[@yannip2083]

When you complain to HR about a thief, HR let the thief get away Scott free, and investigate on the informer instead.

[@bigspook999]

I've seen 4 people go to HR and they have all been walked out over the years. That's wild, I never put it together before

[@AW-hd7fv]

I was a custodian with a toxic supervisor. I told his supervisor about the way he was acting in November 2020. I took it to HR in December 2020 after it got worse. I got fired in April of 2021 after he made a false claim about me. It happens.

[@koanarid]

I am going through the same problem

[@ianbeattie5941]

Happened to me however its a private HR outsourcing company with many goverment contract. The same company that does HR for BBC. bradford council. Aztrezenca network rail. Etc. No morals but as they work for the client its ok apparently to cover up fraud for the banks and target employees who raise their fraudunlent activities to senior managers #UKARFRAUD. #Adviserplus the unions dont care as its just a political puppet for them.

[@Mojojojo-92]

Going through the same thing. After making a formal complaint against a manager and a supervisor, they’ve been harassing me even more and gave me a warning on poor work performance despite evidence to the contrary. Are you able to offer any advice?

[@Python843]

As soon as you complain to HR you are federally protected. As soon as they retaliate you reach out to OSHA,EEOC...

[@empowered1222]

And the department of industrial relations (DIR) it works and hr is a racket those who go to hr only lets the employer know who they need to “rid” of facts as a active whistle blower and active within the federal courts hr is not your friend

[@iheartlol90]

Only if the behavior is due to discrimination.

[@nagisak7179]

I must be lucky... I went to HR because I was bullied by a manager. They confronted the manager and had him apologize to me in person. Then they told me to contact them if he did something to me again.

[@-441-]

LUCKY!!

[@sundance222]

Yep, went to HR about supervisor and toxicity. After that the pushing out process started. I stayed as long as I could, instead of quitting I held out for hope. But ended up getting terminated. Yes, HR is not your friend. Co workers are not your friends... hard lessons I had to learn. Especially since corporations are going WOKE, that makes the target larger on your back. Management favor the supervisors over the employees. Lesson learned. Took years to figure this out. But job burn out was an issue for me as well. But yes, HR is not your friend.. I hope kids get with this perspective. It took decades before I learned it.

[@lukejames769]

I notified HR, the union and management where I worked of multiple threats of violence against me for doing my job in good faith and not joining into the corruption. I gave them a multiple page statement dealing with all of those shenanigans. They did nothing after saying they’d do something. I resigned two months later after having a knife waved in my face at work. I’m the only person who lost their job. Dollars to donuts they falsified all sorts of documentation for management and HR to not be fired. Including my ROE. Which I never received. This sort of thing had been going on for decades. For all I know....it still does.... Typical government employees. Criminals at heart. Especially in management. SD44 North Vancouver

[@darthvader5300]

You should have everything recorded without them knowing it and the technologies for doing that already exists and keep on recording until you are forced to resign. THEN GO TO ALL NEWS AGENCIES AND TO ALTERNATIVE NON-CORPORATE MEDIA NEWS AGENCIES AND LET EVERYTHING TAKE IT COURSE AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO CREATE A SECURITY SURVEILLANCE AND DEFENSE PROTECTION FOR YOURSELF! SHOW THE RAW RECORDING.

[@nanararapiti]

God will repay

[@maiinvestments1036]

I was let go from a state job for going to human resources for sexual harassment coming from my chief and major. I was told I resigned from a nursing home. This is after I was taken off the schedule for review for reporting patient neglect and abuse. I went to EEOC with all my documents. The business had way more going on then what I saw. They closed and a new business moved in. The DON along with other employees were let go. I was asked to come back. I rejected and established a business. To those in tje healthcare field. People are not bed numbers and room numbers. You will be old one day or hurt so bad you need someone. Remember that. Times get stressful. If you need a break take a break. You are no good to anyone else if you are not ok.

[@cholomackdaddy]

And we wonder why the work place gets shot up. There's always that one employee that gets triggered.

[@mackenson305]

I got terminated for reporting to the state that my options manager smoke weed on the job while patrolling.

[@justinTime077]

As you should have been narc! He is an addict with the right to smoke his drug of choice at his crappy job that is eating his life away.

[@johnbarton1339]

Cmon smoking weed makes u dumb as these two replies confirm!

[@seph720]

If he's was doing his job correctly and not bothering you did you really had to report?

[@Chris9017]

If it was not illegal, then of course you'd lose your job. And even if it was, if it was nothing to do with you, then let him dig his own grave. No one likes a snitch, and snitches are the ones who don't get promoted, but often are the first ones terminated. I understand how cut throat the work place is at times, but I've learned, if it has nothing to do with you, don't start a fire. And even if you've had beef with the guy in the passed, leave the passed in the passed and let it go. Don't report him for something he's doing that has nothing to do with you. If he was legitimately harassing, and bullying you, then by all means, go to HR and report him, but if he's not bothering you, leave him alone and let him dig his own grave.

[@nanararapiti]

Its good to report these unethical people they shouldn't be in the work place. Hod is going to judge this nation and with be with a rod of iron. The enemy is a liar you don't have to put up with these demons. I rebuke satan in JESUS NAME.

[@jadizm]

Around 2017ish I had a HUGE beef with my manager and went to H.R. for clarification and answers.....About 3 weeks later I was "randomly" drug tested by HR. I passed and around 2 weeks later was called into my manager's office along with the Vice President to NOT do what I did and got a little slap on the wrist. lol! Fast foward to 2019, I was still with the company, The V.P. was let go, the HR Director retired, and the Manager jumped ship to another company.

[@smoothiecutie2277]

Wow. They really reaped the HARVEST of what they sowed. When you plant grape seeds don’t expect apples.

[@christinemclaughlindpt7433]

At my last job I was the Director of Rehabilitation and paid hourly. I was required to bring my laptop home from work and keep it on my person, essentially. For 26 LONG months I worked 7 days/week 365 days/year. This company refused to pay overtime to rehab directors. My estimate is that I worked at least 20-30 hours per week off the clock. All along the way I documented in emails to the 5 bosses that I had that I was “struggling” my work load and repeatedly requested help with “time management” due to the fact that I was working so many hours off the clock each week. I saved my entire documentation trail. Unfortunately it came to the point that I fell asleep 3 times while driving home from work. It was then that I decided I was done with this job. I emailed my boss and the DVP regarding all of the extra hours I was working and requested to step down from my position in order to be a staff physical therapist. My bosses refused and the DVP requested my resignation and a conference call was set up with the President of HR first thing Monday morning. My job was posted on Indeed the day after I requested to step down. Over the weekend I composed an email outline all of the documentation that I retained regarding this violation of the FLSA. I wasn’t fired on Monday morning as I thought I would be. A couple of weeks later I filed a class action lawsuit against this employer. A month later I resigned. My life is so much better now and the lawsuit is ongoing. It took a lot of planning on my part, but in the end things have worked out well. It was amazing how the President and VP of HR along with the DVP and my boss all read from their script of lies. Corporate gaslighting at it’s best. My advice is to wait to strike until you’re fully prepared to leave the company. HR IS DEFINITELY NOT YOUR FRIEND!!! 😂

[@Iamrich95_]

I work In a medical waste plant where we deal with needles and blood daily, well the lights went out in certain parts of the plant. So I told my employer that I can’t work if I can’t see, I’m not going to stick my hands in a bucket full of needles and blood when I don’t have any light to see, so then he tell me well it’s part of the job go home. I was wondering how could I go threw osha to try and sue or is it even possible for me to sue? It’s not part of my job to work in the dark it’s going on a month now and he has yet to get the lights fixed, please help

[@RebelleTL]

All these videos telling us not to report management to HR, but y’all not telling us what can we do?

[@meking24]

Report to OSHA and the EEOC

[@Spectre2434]

Would you be better off filing a Qui Tam. Lawsuit without notifying HR ?

[@kingston1359]

Going to HR to complain about a matter appears to go against the complainant. Im watching to see what they will do to me since I have complained about stalking type harrassment at my job at target on nov 6th 2021. Thanks for your video.

[@adaw332]

What happened? Did you complain in writing?

[@RockinGina1]

A co-worker stole my umbrella at work. They have video of her taking it and walking out the door when we were getting off work. They wrote her up and I feel violated again. What can I do?

[@synaesthesia4183]

There's much worse, dear. Don't leave your property around sneaky people. Don't expect life to be fair or anyone to care.

[@gabeescoto6590]

People remember that you have the right to yell at the idiots that worked for Human Resources at your job that did you in. Yell at them in public , especially in public places with their friends and family.

[@noah-zs7tj]

it happened to me my supervisor did something that she isnt supposed to do i reported her and got fired. The company kisses ass real good..

[@cwwmillwork]

The supervisor was probably instructed by his/her manager

[@donew1thita11]

Corrupt HR

[@marksoprano007]

How about harassing and bullying???

[@cwwmillwork]

Sadly, bullying is legal in the US

[@kingston1359]

A number of the women on staff at the Target store I work in Las Vegas always act affectionate/flirtatious towards me as I am a happy go lucky person so I guess they could make up false claims of sexual harassment since I complained to Human Resources about being stalked or bullied on the job two days ago nov 6 2021. I never thought of possible corruption like this but thanks to your video this is an eye opener! The question becomes who can you trust in these organizations if HR doesn't really have your best interest at heart as an employee. Lesson learned here just never complain about anything. Suffer in silence until you can find another job I guess.

[@lapeariloutlaw4606]

I was sent home June 23, 2022 by the Administrator, the consumer was denied his rights over and over he didn’t want to follow his Habilitation Plan that Direct Support Professional was there to implement. Worked at Texas Roadhouse collecting an income he didn’t earn for years. Now this same consumer was given 6 hours of the DSPs 40. He sat in a booth for 3hrs two days a week drawing, building Lego and watching the Nanny and writing DSP notes. DSP reported to all Qualified Professionals (QP), Administrator, Operations Vice President, EastPoint, their ethic hotline ( 3months of calls )BBB, Attorney General and still no response from anyone since June 23, 2022 all aforementioned verbally, written, texted, recorded phone calls.

[@sofbebe1]

Not all HR personnel but perhaps most. At a management firm. A HR Director (female) learned and investigated a possible sexual harassment /quid pro quo of one of the managers from the stores. This male store manager already had two prior PIPs for underperformance such as not showing up for work and not delegating tasks, etc. This store manager is a long-time employee and still is. Upon conclusion of the investigation where evidence indicated he did violate company policies with a female subordinate then terminating her job immediately afterwards when she ultimately denied his advances. The HR Director suggested termination for this store manager. The CEO (male) of the management firm disagreed and blocked the store manager's termination so that he could transfer him to a different store in lieu of termination. The HR Director pushed for his termination proposing further corrective action was necessary instead the CEO terminated the HR Director just two days after the CEO transferred the store manager to a different store holding the same position supervising staff. The HR Director in her 3.5 years of employ had no write-ups, positive performance reviews, and received regular pay increases including bonuses most recently a 15% bonus and pay increase just a few weeks before her termination. She was not given her final paycheck on her last day, nor a termination letter just the CEO said in person "Today is your last day for being unprofessional". She received a direct deposit of her final paycheck 2 days after her termination with only 1 week severance instead of the 3 months (1 month for every year worked) previously agreed in an exit plan if she were to ever exit the company. She sent two emails requesting for her actual 3 months severance pay and in her final attempt email threatened to report the company to DOL was when she received her 3 months severance. She filed a lawsuit. It is now pending. The HR Director is a single mom and it has turned her life upside down to say the least. Her termination letter was mailed to her home a few days later stating a flurry of fabricated reasons the company has yet to substantiate. 15 months later the company is still on the attack victim-blaming, smear campaigns and harmful spread of information. Her career is destroyed just for doing the right thing and her job. She hasn't been able to find work due to sudden job loss with no reference letter from the company. She lost her home and her son went to live with his dad. Lastly, the CEO is related to the store manager. Hubris is toxic. Hold companies accountable for their wrongdoings. Silence is complicity. Trial is in 6 weeks. This is MY story.

[@FancyFace515]

Going through something very similar. I hope that you were able to win!!

[@erichemard7066]

I recently retired and took a stay busy job at a shady company. Walking in, I was warned if you speak your mind at this company, they will run you off. Not giving two fucks I had to test this theory…after 4 months, I collected a list of some serious concerns such as forced violations of safety protocols, mismanagement of funds. So, on the day I decided to approach HR, I told the people in my work group there’s only going to be one outcome of this if they were right…the meeting took place at 09:00, I was terminated at 10:30 lmao.

[@Floridaovertimelawyer]

Sounds pretty illegal to me.

[@erichemard7066]

@@Floridaovertimelawyer this company has a history of this type of terminations. HR always documents it as poor job performance. Example being hired on as salaried and paid only a 40 hr week but requires you to work 12hr days, when you refuse they consider it as poor job performance and you are terminated. The list goes on…

[@kfergus3662]

Management didn’t let me go to HR..So I Quit, that was FedEx

[@thomasgriffin8755]

What have you got to loss if you go to HR after you where all ready terminated?

[@diegoescobar1568]

Our HR isn’t on sight they come every few weeks . I live in Delaware and I’ve been out of work a week now because I work with dangerous chemicals and ever since that day at work when I got sick I haven’t been the same I’ve been very sick and I don’t wana go back. I want a new career I don’t know what to do because I need the money to get a house. I’m desperate for any advice

[@maxwillson]

Most likely going to get fired over my political opinions. I thought I'd get told to stop drunk texting jokes. The creepy part is, I don't even talk or share political opinions with coworkers, I keep that separated and private. People really have to be friends with me to know what my opinions are.

[@jumpropestairs6129]

Hr does not want things in writing. And they will minimize bullying.

[@kosycat1]

thanks for the info. I dont even care I felt in imminent danger. i quit then filed a complaint, had an incident with bald tires. not gonna let them get someone killed especially myself

[@hippie94-o4h]

What about reporting a safety concern regarding a threat made the day before??? The threat reported to a supervisor. The safety concern reported to 5 superiors. I was told that I wasn't in trouble, wasn't expected to return to work, and the safety concern would be investigated by the General Manager. My safety concern was never addressed. I was terminated for attendance.

[@catblue7823]

I have a question I worked for a company for a month I got very sick with a flu/fever I thought I had I covid I was scheduled off 5 days of that week but took two off for the day I tested and the day of results when returning to work I was terminated handed my last check supervisor said I was I no call no show wich isn't true I was in communication the entire time with another supervisor I asked for HR number I was told I didnt work long enough to get the number so I simply googled the number since it's a large company I'm wondering what will happen I was given a case number and code

[@CoverageAwarenessStudio]

i worked a shitty job as a sk lift operator year round, the supervisor in charge was a cheating no good dirty man who was very toxic... in 2009, I literally fired his ass for being exactly that and will continue to make sure people see the truth about him.

[@samiahmed6875]

Hello all, I am on a sick leave based on Doctor's advise...documents were sent to my employer, etc. However, the Regional Manager HR insist to meet me for an interview while they acknowledge i am on medication and sick. HR sends me interview dates and says its "mandatory" otherwise they will considered it as a resignation and close my file. Keep in mind, Ido want to return to work after doctors approve. And I have no attention of resignation. Question is...can they do that?

[@adaw332]

I didn't complain in writing (that's the reason they fired me) but have three voice recodings of conversations in which I tell the management I was being harrassed. Does this count?

[@darthvader5300]

Reply to Luke James: You should have everything recorded without them knowing it and the technologies for doing that already exists and keep on recording until you are forced to resign. THEN GO TO ALL NEWS AGENCIES AND TO ALTERNATIVE NON-CORPORATE MEDIA NEWS AGENCIES AND LET EVERYTHING TAKE IT COURSE AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU SHOULD HAVE TAKEN THE INITIATIVE TO CREATE A SECURITY SURVEILLANCE AND DEFENSE PROTECTION FOR YOURSELF! SHOW THE RAW RECORDING.

[@adaw332]

Are voice recordings enough proof if I didn't complain about harrasment in writing? I have three voice recodings of conversations in which I tell the management I was being harrassed.

[@MrBlair19727]

How to get a job after ?

[@susanfuller7444]

So what do you do if your supervisor threatened to hurt you but your hr at the job fired you because you told them and come to find your supervisor and hr are together. The head of the company won't help. What can I do.

[@carda5967]

So I've been communicating with my supervisor strictly through email and an occasional text because I want everything documented, are you saying that emails are not acceptable even if they delete on their end And you have it on your end as sent? She doesnt respond to anything that I send her so now I'm wondering if it's so she can deny seeing it. I don't know if anybody will see this but I will check back.

[@cwwmillwork]

Tread carefully. I used to send emails to HR, after my union representative recommended me to email everything re "grievance" to HR and cc union representative. They all had a meeting with me. Every fact via email and text was distorted and HR accused me of twisting my words. He refused to look at the emails and told me to stop.

[@carda5967]

@@cwwmillwork Thank you, Im sorry that happened to you, its very hard to accept being treated like but what goes around as they say, I find it to be true. I hope the union can do something for you since this is extreme disrespect they didnt even consider your complaint at all. Im praying you and I both have justice.

[@vegas9440]

I have a question, do you think it is more easily for someone to get away in a small company franchise versus a very large corporation or it doesn't mean anything

[@mashalopez3580]

It is. I work for a huge company that is in all world. I made a conpaint in eeoc and guess what, i had to wait 4 months to get the interview. For a small company you wait only a month. Dot work for huge company. They are very abusive people.

[@rusty2513]

Sweet dishwalla art!

[@greenspiraldragon]

Can an employer require the employee to talk to the public relations office before talking to the media?

[@nenep6343]

No...

[@MsPriyaLal]

How about.. I feel like i'm being treated unfairly. My 2 coworkers are two white males and I am a black female. I seriously hope we can resolve this issue. Doesn't this trigger

[@donew1thita11]

💔

[@rawbroccoli5547]

What end up happening

[@nanararapiti]

Who cares if it triggers let god will be done be strong courageous they don't get to get away with murder

[@mashalopez3580]

Why black people think all the time that the other people are against them? Do not missunderstand me but, i have had couple of black males friends and all for ther was chattering about how the system abuse them, they told me all the time that everything is fault of the white system. Wth? If you talk with any race, they chat about everything, but black people all the chats are about racism, everything is racism for them. Now, tell me if you are not racist, the most of black people dont like white people just beacause they are white. Just live your life and dont think all the world hate you girl, just be happy.

[@cindybrown7274]

My boss owner of restaurant will not hired extra help ! Of course she would say people don’t want to work. When your sick they expect you to find someone to work , which there is no one . They always complaining about us servers . Very negative. I could go on and on

[@davidbillings3105]

Get into the apartment industry and you find out you better not call hr. The apartment industry is ran by women and believe me I've heard and seen the most awful stuff from these managers and the maintenance man has no recourse. 9ne manager wanted sex and would try to get me to smoke weed and dr8nk on the job. One manager would on company time have sex at this one man's apartment all the time, this same woman informed me for some unknown reason she disliked white men. Every manager I met seemed to have some sort of mental issue. One manager was married 5 times and always had problems with maintenance men. One manager told me she was mentally ill and had the drugs to prove it. This is a small list but you dare not go to HR. In the apartment industry it is ran almost entirely by women and HR was the same so they always side with managers.

[@Spectre2434]

What do you do if HR won't return ADA request emails ?

[@cwwmillwork]

Call HR.

[@gallardowilliam]

My employer is telling me to lie to customers is that illegal?

[@reinholdachleitner2069]

Yes,most definitely.Its dishonesty.

[@kobe51]

I feel like this is a grey area that can backfire easily

[@lancecash3617]

I done all that and I got fired for not showing up because I quit and they told me to to come back to work fired me three days later after I went to HR about safety and wanted OSHA involved.

[@lancecash3617]

I got the complaint on recording

[@lancecash3617]

Go ahead and delete the complaint and they find it yeah that company will be in big trouble.

[@Floridaovertimelawyer]

Hi. Please contact us at 954-903-7475, and we are happy to take a look at your case.

[@jeffreycone7504]

I hate and despise HR. I think HR should be abolished.

[@JM21999]

Human Resources are awful and angry people. Disgusting people

[@antilaw9911]

Retaliation

[@angelabohot7435]

Texas can fire an employee and not give a reason. It sucks

[@zacchaeusmartin8685]

Those that say it's not right, well it's not right to escalate things to the point that you put other people's job in jeopardy. Yes, I hate people like this. I hope you do get fired.

[@antilaw9911]

EEOC

[@smolville]

That's a given but doing so gets your co-workers fired also. You just have to do it right so you don't waste the effort. Right to work state.

[@chrisalenafryer2652]

Sent you an email

[@pyropls]

Whistleblower, you mean RAT

[@blessed74God]

Those perps are the rats telling cause u blew ur nose at 3:11pm to gain the psycho boss favor, who's totally intimidated by u

[@phish_1]

I’m so tired of working! I don’t have children so why I will stress myself with a toxic management! Hello my husband will work for me and not me!