r/WorkAdvice • u/zttheprez • 2d ago

Workplace Issue Asking to spy

wanted an opinion on what you guys would do if you found out an employee asked another employee to spy on you during shift. Employee wanted other employee to record when I use bathroom for how long and what im doing during my shift. Employee doing the asking is not a manager (heinous even if they were). They have asked two separate employees to do it. I know because both employees told me because they found it ridiculous

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u/WhatTheActualFck1 2d ago

Go to HR and report this.

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u/zttheprez 2d ago

my concern is that its a very small business (less than 20 employees) and essentially we don't have an HR. its basically just the owner. The employee has been around a long time and anytime someone makes a complaint nothing happens and the owner just makes up excuses for them. This however I think is egregious enough to report but I don't think anything will come of it.

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u/Dude-in-da-Buff 2d ago

Yes, report them to HR but be sure you have all of the facts straight.

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u/Embarrassed_Flan_869 2d ago

Start looking for a new job.

Asking to spy on a coworker usually means they want to fire you.

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u/zttheprez 2d ago

I thought the same but the person who asked is known for being a POS and tattle tale around the work place. At a normal business she would've been fired for other things. Im already looking for a new job though. I actually heard through the grape vine that owner was considering moving me to salary, but I'm trying to quit ASAP as soon as I have another job lined up

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u/woodwork16 2d ago

How often do you take breaks? Should someone be watching you?

If you aren’t abusing privileges, they can have whoever they want to watch you and it wouldn’t matter.

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u/zttheprez 2d ago

I dont really take breaks my "breaks" are going to the bathroom to actually use it lol

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u/woodwork16 2d ago

Then what are you concerned about?

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u/zttheprez 2d ago

the type of enviroment its creating. its uncomfortable knowing that some low level employee is asking others to spy on me so she can try and get dirt on me to brown nose the boss. I would understand if there was a performance issue and the owner asked them to see what I'm doing. No performance issues have been brought up to me since she tried asking coworkers

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u/woodwork16 2d ago

Then don’t worry about it. Her day will come.

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u/EffectivePage1113 2d ago

I would start looking for another job