As some of us wait for the newest season of Bridgerton to drop and provide us with more insightful observations from dear Lady Whistledown, allow me, Lord or Lady Veritas (you choose) to step in and fill your time with some unfortunate truths not in the world of make-believe, but instead right here at our work home.
Volume 1
Dearest Readers,
I regret to inform you that a most distressing situation has arisen within the hallowed halls of our HR Shared Services organization. It seems that one Executive Director in HR, has taken it upon themself to trample upon the very laws and decency that bind our society together, leaving our most vulnerable employees to bear the brunt of the ED’s misdeeds. The fox, it appears, has been left to guard the proverbial h-nhouse, and the results are as catastrophic as one might expect. This ED’s reign of te---r includes acts of blatant disability discrimination that make a mockery of the ADA and Texas Labor Code, violations of employee privacy so egregious that they could land our once great company in a HIPAA nightmare, and job restructuring so underhanded and deceptive that it circumvents any semblance of due process.
And who, you might ask, has stood idly by while this ED has run roughshod over the law and common decency? None other than some of the ED’s own leadership, as co-conspirators and other subordinates playing the role of henchmen/women, whose names I shall not mention here, for fear of giving them more attention than they deserve. These individuals have watched as the ED has kicked a dedicated director to the curb, handing the job to a new crony, all while the demoted director battles a serious illness. They have stood by as the ED has blabbed about employees' private medical information (yes, probably your information too – no one is safe) as if it were nothing more than juicy gossip, while playing favorites with confidential dirt. And they have remained silent as the ED has dumped an entirely new job upon the unsuspecting Employee Relations team, with no warning, no compensation changes, and no way out while sending the current Accommodations team to the guillotine.
But wait, dear readers, there's more. Not only is the ED wreaking havoc on the lives of their employees, but they are also ruler and executioner over Severance, so watch out. The stench of this conflict of interest is so strong that it could knock a lady off her feet or a gentleman off his horse at a hundred paces. Fear not though, all is not lost if our Sr. Leaders, who have been notified of this treachery and malfeasance, decide to act fast, have a backbone, and do what they must and hire outside counsel to investigate and help put out this dumpster fire to keep government agencies and hungry attorney’s looking for their next case or class action from crawling all over this like ants on a picnic blanket. Maybe justice will include quickly severing ties with the one currently over Severance.
There are plenty of receipts, dear readers, and there are plenty ready to name names. It is time for those in charge to clean up this mess before the stench becomes permanent. The hens are watching, and they demand justice for those already sla-ghtered by the rabid fox. Until next time dear readers.
Very truly yours,
Lord or Lady Veritas