Colleague insists employee take the fall for their oversight, employee refuses: ‘I just refused to lie’ – FAIL Blog

When you skip over a few people in the workplace, you’re bound to fall into a situation like this.

This specific colleague fails to understand that certain processes exist for a reason. When you need to get the approval of multiple teams and departments, it’s because they are privy to knowledge you might not be privy to. They know certain things your department doesn’t focus on, and they can steer you in the right direction on what you should do next. When you go over their heads is when you should be concerned for your own position. You just might make a game-losing mistake…