So I need advice about a situation at work. I have been at this company for about 4 years but in my current position for 14 months. My direct boss is doing some things that aren't right. She leaves for 2-3 hours in the day to go to the gym and lunch, has not been following a lot of the rules, but most importantly I found out she is working for a small start-up company using not only her time at our company but also supplies and equipment (think science research). With all of this, she is going to get a part of the other company. To me, this is stealing and lying. I have a close relationship with her boss and have told him about her side job and a couple other things. However, he has done nothing. He spoke with her about the smaller issues but not the side job.
I have another colleague, who is on the same level as my boss who is doing all these nefarious things and she knows about them too. We have talked about it and tried to figure out what we should do. I feel that it's my duty to say something since I know, especially if anyone found out I know. Anyway, my colleague and I discussed speaking with the boss of who I reported this to (she has worked with him for 20 years) to inform him because nothing is being done.
Then I get an email from my colleague about a meeting with the highest boss who is one of the senior VPs in the company. The meeting has already been made without telling or asking me in advance and I feel a little apprehensive. Not about reporting it, but I feel it will make my boss's boss, whom I have a close relationship and reported this to, look bad and hurt our relationship. Generally, I would say that it's the right thing to do so it doesn't matter, however, in this case, I need a recommendation from him for graduate school and I certainly don't want to burn that bridge. So now I'm in a pickle. What should I do?
I have another colleague, who is on the same level as my boss who is doing all these nefarious things and she knows about them too. We have talked about it and tried to figure out what we should do. I feel that it's my duty to say something since I know, especially if anyone found out I know. Anyway, my colleague and I discussed speaking with the boss of who I reported this to (she has worked with him for 20 years) to inform him because nothing is being done.
Then I get an email from my colleague about a meeting with the highest boss who is one of the senior VPs in the company. The meeting has already been made without telling or asking me in advance and I feel a little apprehensive. Not about reporting it, but I feel it will make my boss's boss, whom I have a close relationship and reported this to, look bad and hurt our relationship. Generally, I would say that it's the right thing to do so it doesn't matter, however, in this case, I need a recommendation from him for graduate school and I certainly don't want to burn that bridge. So now I'm in a pickle. What should I do?