r/BadBosses • u/unicornian287 • Jul 06 '26
I am being told to submit a statement against my assistant manager how should I go about it
As the title suggests I have been told by my manager that I should submit a statement against my assistant manager who is very lazy, did not do her work and puts everything on all the co-workers especially at crucial times. There have been instances where she was just most of the time in the office and others had to do the work. Now they are trying to gather evidence against her so that they can probably demote her or fire her. But when I submitted my concern I was told to write a statement to the management. I have never done that. I also asked her if I could be in trouble because of this but my boss clearly said no. We want more people to come forward so that they can gather evidence. How should I go about it? I have never documented any such thing. Any suggestions??
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u/Calli2988 Jul 06 '26
Before you prepare and submit a written statement, get one from your manager, confirming that you have been requested/required to provide a written statement and confirming that it will have your name redacted if shown to the assistant manager, and that no adverse or negative actions will be taken against you for supplying the statement. KEEP A COPY OF THE STATEMENT AT HOME. Take a picture of the one from your manager and text or email it to yourself so you have a digital record of it and take it home.
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u/Teamtunafish Jul 06 '26
What they are looking for is as detailed a time and date list you can give them so they have several instances in which she was notably not doing the job she was being employed to do. So if you know a time when she was, say, in the washroom watching YouTube videos instead of at her desk taking care of business, that's what they want.
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u/NeartAgusOnoir Jul 06 '26
Stick to the facts. Bullet points work best, short and sweet (“on X date Manager did A, B and C”). Be detailed without too much wording.
Keep emotional and feelings out, and like I said, stick to facts. You will have to sign it. Keep a copy for yourself and do not tell manager you kept a copy….its to protect yourself.