'A F*ck-Up Of Epic Proportions': 7 Of The Worst HR Mistakes Workers Have Seen

Woman workingNobody’s perfect: we all mess up from time to time. But when that happens at work, the stakes can be pretty significant.For instance, writing to r/AskUK, site user MoonlightByWindow shared that the HR in their friend’s workplace recently sent out a mass email congratulating a worker on their new promotion to manager. After much ado, though, it turns out this was likely a mistake. “A few hours later, HR announced that they’ve ‘suddenly’ realised that someone else would be better suited for the role,” the poster wrote.They asked other members of the forum, “What’s the biggest cock-up by HR that you’ve witnessed?” Here are some of the most-upvoted responses:1) “HR came to see me a told me to collect my things and meet them in the office with a higher-up. So I did.” “They then informed me I was being suspended from my job pending both an internal investigation and a possible criminal investigation. I was suspected of gross misconduct (theft of money) and harassment.“My manager looked dumbfounded during [this], as did I. HR had somehow got themselves confused: I was the victim of the harassment and the witness to the theft of money.” Credit:u/MissLotti“That’s a fuck up of epic proportions,” u/EastEven5980 replied. 2) “At my level, everyone’s contract stated that employees needed to give three months’ notice, [while] the company only needs to give one month’s notice to let you go. ”“But mine read that the company needed to give me three months’ notice. So when redundancy came round, I was in quite a strong position.” Credit:u/CIMAJ983) “After a little increase in responsibility and a bump in pay, I got a new contract with an extra 0 in the salary.”“I had to ask my boss if I was really gonna be paid £600k.” Credit:u/Bokkmann“I once received an offer letter paying me £90,000 per month instead of per year,” u/ang14 replied.“The actual contract I received later fixed it, but that was nice to dream about.“4) “HR accidentally sent out a spreadsheet with every job title listed, with its salary, instead of just sending it to a director.”“Imagine the amusement as literally hundreds of staff launched grievances about pay disparity. It ended up costing circa £10m... to settle the grievances.” Credit: u/KibboKid5) “I found letters firing people on the shared drive (including one for me!).” “I called them up on it and in the end didn’t get fired, as I had some leverage.” Credit:u/BrisTing1236) “I got added to a private Slack channel discussing a colleague’s disciplinary, with a bunch of messages advising the manager heading the investigation on how to phrase questions to make them difficult to respond to.” Credit:u/hunsnet4577) “HR had a server which was split into two sections: 1) a whole company reference section with things like company policies, handbooks, and how-to guides, and 2) a private section... which had employee files, payroll, etc.” “They were migrating to an online HR platform, so someone in HR created an Excel export with everyone’s personal info to be added to the new system. Names, personal addresses, contact info, bank details and salary.“Guess which area of the server they saved it on.” Credit:u/dcpb90Related...7 Workers Shared Their Bosses' Most 'Michael Scott' MomentsAlways Feel Behind At Work? You Might Have 'Career Dysmorphia'6 Things Productivity Experts Do When They Come Back To Work After Vacation

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