Thread regarding Nike Inc. layoffs

You can report expense policy violations using a separate channel via audit. They have a email address I think. You don’t need to go to ER to report everything. Audit will take a look and pull in Er if they feel it’s nexessary. This excat scenario just happened. Started with audit and they pulled in ER. The person that reported the item was protected.

I'm wondering if Mark's email might have anything to do with this post?..Maybe HR (maybe there IS someone there that cares) is viewing this site?

I say Call the #. Even if you were to move on to another job within Nike this may come back and bite you in the butt. I wish you luck. Manager's like yours despise me...and from what I've seen that's a good % of managers with Nike.

Now is the time to speak up and like someone else suggested, contact the top line. People are aware of his behavior, and while it may take some time, not sure how long, but people are starting to notice he’s Fools Gold.

Well today is your lucky day. Marks email has a phone number and email to report violations. If you are serious about this I would use that email right away. You will be protected and I suspect your manager will be sent packing.

Unfortunately, this sounds very typical.

Nike has upper management that files court documents that are not on false, but signed under perjury. These affidfiats are sworn in as official court documents but signed and submitted regardless of the lie- if Nike has upper management that can commit this kind of crime, what else are they capable of?

As I see it, you have several options with your Peter Prinicpled prick.

First of all, leave your corporate card at home. Refuse to pay with your own credit card....always.

-Find another job within the company

-Out him to HR openly

-Out him to HR anonymously

Leave the company.

If you have submitted falsified expense reports you could become the focus of HR

You could also submit a note with each expense report stating that the information was changed at the insistence of your manager. Note the exact changes that were made as well as the time place and date when you manger told you to falsify things- if there are any witnesses mention them too.

Why not simply leave before the bill comes, or better yet fill out your expense report correctly. Add your managers name as a attendee if he was in fact there. Add a note, stating even though my manager was present he asked me to pick up the tab. You cover yourself that way. Chances are this guy isn't really looking over the expense reports thoroughly merely approving. If he rejects or denies the expense because you added his name. Jackpot, what better evidence do you need. Take it to his manager, and HR. Ain't no way he can retaliate against you.

ER is not anonymous.

Find another job within Nike. If you tell HR/ER, you are just risking your own job. If it happens again in another department, just state the policy and refuse to do it. You already made the mistake of falsifying the reports, so you are at risk. Also, it won't do you any good to call HR/ER. Just get another job in a different area.

I don’t have a problem politely telling my manager (at any level) that something is against policy and that I am not willing to risk my Nike career. You can contact Employee Relations and tell them the full story. They will investigate and interview multiple employees, while keeping you anonymous. Guessing you aren’t the only one affected by his intimidation.

I would document everything that went down with the male manager that violates policy, if any of these things are in violation of any company policy. Regardless of his apparent protected status, you need to protect yourself. He is also clearly a moron and piss poor manager who is playing a game with you. If he likes you, you like him, are loyal, kiss his a--, he might promote you.

I would be very concerned about any of these past actions being used against you. What if there was a small question about an expense after the fact and suddenly, it appears you have been falsifying things all this time. It is true that HR is only there to protect the company and management. If you have good documentation and go to HR or the new female manager, at least you are 'cya-ing'. You could always ask her what her policy or view on these things are and if you need to be worried about being in violation of company policy.

If I were in your shoes, even working for Nike, I would do the right thing and report it (if and only if, it is in direct violation of the company policy), while protecting myself. I don't think you will lose your job. Even so, I would rather be let go for standing up for what is right, than for violating policy or falsifying expenses. With proper documenting, you will have your job protection in hand. Nike does not want a lawsuit for unlawful termination. If you have new female manager in the office, she could be an ally, or she could possibly align with bozo the clown boss, so that is a risk. I don't know how political your office is.

What I find most disturbing is that you say "I've mentioned that this is against policy and makes me uncomfortable and since then he's mentioned that he'd told me that he doesn't thinkI'm ready to take on more responsibility to advance. It is pure intimidation and I know in the end if something were to happen he would not protect me. He would blame me to save his arse." He is not only a poor manager, unethical, a bit of a moron and a--, but this man will never give you that extra responsibility or refer you for a promotion.

I think you need to do the right thing here, try to change positions within the company or find a new job. This is a bad situation to be in and it goes much deeper than changing a few receipt details on a regular basis. If things remain the same, I don't see how you can come out of this on top. If you had been a willing and eager accomplice who also tried to cheat the company regularly, then maybe this bozoboss would have found a fellow shady ally who received that additional responsibility (with conditions), but you are a smart, hard-working & ambitious individual. If this guy was worth anything, he wouldn't ask you to do these things, except on some rare occasion maybe, and he would not be playing this game with your advancement.

Life is too short and the world is too big. Too many other opportunities out there and not all companies or managers are dishonest or out to screw the consumer. There have always been idiots, incompetents and cheats in management, but we don't have to tolerate it.