Thread by @GbengaWemimo

A " senior staff member" was accused of immoral conduct by another staff member, the person who laid the accusation was not a flippant person, her character and conduct has always been flawless within the company
She could have done what other "smart ladies" would do, which would

be to lead the man on, record his conversations, lure him to a hotel and embarrass him to cause a scandal
She didn't do this
She told her husband what was going on
She explained that the words of this man and said the way he conducts himself towards her on their phone

conversations and in real life was too sexually suggestive, familiar, and uncomfortable
Her husband asked her to discuss with the Human Resources manager of her company and she did
The man in question is of questionable character, he lies a lot, and his testimony within the

company is suspect
Even though he has not slept with anyone within that company yet he was really working on it
His preference was the married women, he had this belief that they were easier to get than the single ones
He had a track record of such conduct while he was working

in his previous place of employment and he boasts of it sometimes while speaking
Something had to be done
The matter was reported to the office leadership
The Human Resources Manager said "Well, since there is no evidence of any crime committed and we want to avoid a situation

where the accused would deny the whole matter and cause a stink, we will give this man a warning
We cannot suspend him officially but we will warn him to conduct himself properly henceforth if however, he repeats this offense, we will give him the boot
The HR manager assured this

lady that she will have a friendly chat with the man and direct him to act professionally
That was wisdom
This same man reached out to another female colleague asking
her to come and join a team he was leading
The lady reached out to her Head of Department asking for
permission

to oblige this man
The HOD was aware of the "verdict" the Human Resources manager proposed and told this sister not to join this man's team
Someone overheard the conversation and told this man what he heard
This man called the MD, says he had a spy in that team who gave him info

about a "suspension"
The MD began to play both sides even though he was aware of what had happened and had been told several times to take a firm stand on this issue
He would say one thing to the lady and another thing to man, to his own mind he was trying to manage the crisis

He said "If the HOD didnt let the cat out of the bag, we would have suspended this man but now we no longer can"
Yet the elephant in the room had to be addressed
The man was called and told about the accusation, he denied it violently
He insisted the lady must be brought to a

meeting to face him because he had a right to face his "accuser"
Everybody knew he was guilty but because he was not trapped he would turn everything into a shouting match
It would only cause a stink in the office
It was a very bad idea
The MD said "No, since you denied it we

will take your word for it"
The man wouldn't let it go
He went to meet this lady and he harassed her
This lady went to meet the MD and reported to him that this man called her and said some stinging words to her
The MD was still playing "Mr. Neutral"
If an innocent man was

accused of such, he will willingly keep away from the lady, even if his choice of words which included "I like the way you pack your breast" and "I know where to touch in your body that your husband has not discovered" among others were "jokes" that had been taken out of context

or misinterpreted for making a pass at the opposite sex inappropriately, it means there is something about him that he sincerely needed to work on
A guilty man would react the opposite way, he will do everything to vilify his victim and intimidate everyone including the victim

into swallowing their words
The MD erred seriously
Instead of doing the right thing, he promoted this man under the cloud of accusation into the management team and empowered him the more to oppress those who dare try to caution him
The victim was also transferred to this man's

department and made to answer to him as a direct subordinate
The man kept harassing the woman, insulting her, and even sending a message to the MD that by refusing to sack this sister, the management team of the company was ridiculing him
Why was this MD behaving like this?
He is

an administrator, not a manager
He didn't see " value in people" he saw value in results and in his estimation, this accused man is of more value to the office than the lady
So he was not invested in the well-being of staff members the way a good manager should be
To him keeping

both staff members were more important than building a more comfortable work environment
This accused man was given more power, even while the stink of the accusation was rife
He used the power the only way he could, and this lady became the subject of his scorn and insults
It

was as if this MD couldn't put himself in the shoe of the victim and at least see things from her perspective
His action killed the zeal of this lady and she left the company
Of course, the accused was happy he had finally gotten rid of her through his intimidation, insults, and

shenanigans
The one thing the MD didn't know was that this lady's older brother was the angel investor who invested 20 billion Naira into the company when it was taking off under the management of the pioneer Managing Director
As soon as she left, the investor insisted on pulling

his funds and the entire office began to shake
Now the MD is begging, the HR manager is begging, the accused simply resigned and left as soon as he saw that the company is in a financial mess
The client is insisting the only condition for him to leave his money is if the lady

returns to the office
The lady said no way
Now they are begging the lady and promising heaven and earth

PS: A vibrant business needs a good manager, the work of a manager is not to push papers but to manage people
When justice is not done, we encourage impunity
A pastor friend

of mine would say "Justice must not only be done but justice must also be seen to have been done"

-GSW-