False accusation – Ask the Workplace Doctors

Manager Falsely Accused By Subordinates

January 31, 2012January 31, 2012 Tina Lewis Rowe

Question to Ask the Workplace Doctors about accusation by subordinates: It was said that my wife, their manager, said that one of the women would spread her legs to anyone

My wife, who is a senior manager, was accused of saying something about three of her subordinates. It’s an outright lie that she said anything she was accused of saying. (It was said that my wife said that one of the women would spread her legs to anyone.) My wife and I are trying to be good Christian people and my wife is the only person I know that would not lie about anything(not even a white lie). The company had to write her up as company policy. What can we do to clear her name?

Slandered By My Boss!

October 15, 2011October 15, 2011 Tina Lewis Rowe

Question to Ask the Workplace Doctors about an accusation of sleeping with: The accusations are false and I hate that I have to go back to work for her.

I was told by a manager of mine that the director of the spa I work in accused me of sleeping with the director of the hotel. The director then sent the manager a work e-mail telling her to spy on us and to get some of the other employees to do the same and report back to her. I told the director of the hotel and gave him the e-mail. We reported it to HR. The accusations are false and I hate that I have to go back to work for her. What should I do?

Falsely Accused of Urinating Outside at Work!

March 30, 2011March 30, 2011 Tina Lewis Rowe

Question to Ask the Workplace Doctors about a false accusation:

Myself and other employees have been accused of urinating out the back garden of our workplace by a neighbor. We know this is not true because there is a toilet on site.The police are involved in this matter and it was reported to our managers on Monday. I only found out about this situation today. They say the police will be on site to take a statement, but I would like to know what to do in the meantime, since I don’t like to be accused of something I haven’t done. I would like to sort this problem out ASAP.

Falsely Accused Of Using A Coworker’s Computer

March 28, 2011March 28, 2011 Tina Lewis Rowe

Question to Ask the Workplace Doctors about accusation:

I was asked by my boss if I had been in a coworker’s computer. Of course my response was no. She asked “Are you sure?”. I responded by asking “How could I? I do not know or have access to her password and why would I?”She said a coworker called our IT dept requesting a change in her password because she thought I or someone had been in her computer. Do not know if the coworker asked about me specifically of if the IT dept told her it was I. Either way someone has obviously accused me of being the culprit, otherwise why would my boss ask?My boss said the IT dept told this coworker this was grounds for termination. Should I write a formal request to my boss, my boss’s boss or to the HR dept requesting documentation of this breach in security? I would like to clear my name and reputation. I am devastated my boss would even think I would do such a thing. What should I do?

Falsely Accused By Trainee

February 1, 2010February 1, 2010 Tina Lewis Rowe

Question to Ask the Workplace Doctors about being corrected: I had to correct a mistake she made started behaving very defensively. She has lied about pinching and slapping my arm.

I have a trainee at my job who at first was willing to listen and learn things, but as soon as I had to correct a mistake she made started behaving very defensively. She has lied about pinching and slapping my arm. Once she fell onto me injuring my neck and arm. She denied that. She frequently lies about things and I don’t know how to handle this problem. She also argues about everything I say to her. How should I handle this?

False Accusation of Theft

June 12, 2009June 12, 2009 Bill Gorden

Question to Ask the Workplace Doctors about accusation of theft:

Someone came to my house at 12 at night and said to my security man to let him in as i have robbed him of 3 lakhs rupees and not reporting to work for 3 months now….this happened yesterday.do i need to be worried? what should i do? is this some kind of personal rivalry or professional? pls help!

Signed, No Trespassing

Dear No Trespassing:

Sorry. I haven’t responded because I am unclear about what really was going on. My advice is to consult an attorney and learn if you should report this to your police. Incidentally, your life is beautiful email address reveals that you must have a positive attitude.